When did Jesus really die? It is the subject of considerable debate. Historical evidence allows us to pinpoint the exact year ...

More is almost always better. That is certainly the case when investigating Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection. In the last couple of weeks, we have looked at the writings of ...

Tacitus still treated the execution of Christ as historical fact, drawing connections to Roman events and leaders. (cf. Luke 3:1ff) Other secular witnesses to the historical Jesus include ...

Jesus in Non-Christian Sources Six non-Christian sources are relevant to the question of whether or not Jesus was a historical figure: Tacitus, Josephus, Pliny the Younger , Suetonius, Lucian, and ...

Roman historian Tacitus' ancient manuscripts called Annals have surfaced online. They discuss the persecution of Christians and mention Jesus Christ. Tacitus references Jesus' crucifixion by ...

The Bible's New Testament states that Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, sentenced Jesus to death by crucifixion. Tacitus discusses the persecution of Christ's followers, who were ...

Perhaps the strongest case for Jesus' historical existence comes from written records, including accounts from non-Christian sources. Roman historian Tacitus mentions "Christ" being executed ...

In terms of the execution of Jesus, we know from the Roman historian Tacitus, and the Jewish historian Josephus, that there was a movement, that the founder was executed, and that the movement ...

Easter Sunday is a holy day for Christians around the world. The celebration brings hope to nations through the resurrection ...

The Annals by Tacitus, composed just 91 years after the death of Jesus, provide according to some invaluable data about his crucifixion and the early persecution of Christians. The work by Tacitus ...