RE: Jesus did not rise from the dead -- My debate opening statement.
December 25, 2016 at 7:33 pm
(December 25, 2016 at 5:35 pm)Minimalist Wrote: "Christus" does not equal "Jesus."
Roman writers heard of christos long before the jesus story was invented.
And there is archaeological evidence of Chrestus in Rome itself in 37AD.
Both Christus and Chrestus were Greek words, not Latin.
The fact that Tacitus says that he ("Christus") was executed by Pontius Pilate is proof-positive that he was referring to Jesus.