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Outsider sources
Josephus (37/38 -100 A.C.E.) Antiquities of the Jews (3 short references)
Josephus Testimonium Flavianum – devotes a full paragraph to Jesus.
Babylonian Talmud (2nd Century)
Seutonius (2nd Century)
Pliny the Younger (2nd Century)
Tacitus ((2nd Century)
Lucian of Samosata (ca. 120-180)
Insider Sources
Sources like the Gospels: Mathew, Mark, Luke, John
Points of convergence from outside sources
There is the appearance of the title Christos as a virtual name (Josephus, Suetonius, Tacitus, Pliny)
His location in Palestine/ Judaea (Josephus, Tacitus, Lucian)
His death by execution (Josephus, Tacitus, Lucian)
The continued presence of a movement carrying his name (Josephus, Suetonius, Tacitus, Pliny, Lucian).
Less well attested historical events attested by outside sources concerning his death
Placement of his death under Pontius Pilate (Tacitus, Josephus)
Placement of his death under Tiberius (Tacitus)
Involvement of Jewish leaders in his death (Josephus)
Who attested Jesus was a teacher?
Josephus and Lucian
Who attested that Jesus worked wonders?
Josephus
Who thouight it was a depraved “superstition”
Suetonius, Tacitus, Pliny
What do the sources NOT say
It was a military movement, it was a form of magic