JESUS CHRIST: Myth or Historical Person?

[Thor]

Let me remind you that Cornelius Tacitus lived through the reign of at least four different Roman emperors and earned the reputation as [b]"the greatest historian of his era."

And let me remind you that Tacitus was born in the year 64 CE. This is several decades after Jesus supposedly died. Consequently, Tacitus could not possibly have been an eyewitness to anything regarding Jesus.

Again, a historian does not have to live in the same century as the people he or she is reporting on.

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All that's required is access to credible documentation such as government records and the like.

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This was the case with Cornelius Tacitus. Below are some of the sources from which he got his historical data, quoted verbatim, along with the weblink to the website where I got the info from.

And do any of these sources mention Jesus? No. The only place Tacitus briefly mentions a "Christus" is in his Annals (Book XV, Sec. 44), which he wrote around 109 C.E. And he gives no source for his material. At best, what you have is unsubstantiated hearsay. Not a primary source.

Like I said, let me know when you find something written at the time Jesus supposedly lived (or written by someone who was alive at the time Jesus supposedly lived) where Jesus is mentioned. I'd bet my house you'll come up empty.