(July 5, 2018 at 9:07 am)JairCrawford Wrote:(July 4, 2018 at 11:15 pm)Succubus Wrote: Where do you stand?
On the James mention? I think it's authentic. From basic reading it seems like scholars are split on this and even the TF.
As an atheist, I have no qualms about saying that 2 out of 3 references from Josephus are authentic, with the third being an embellishment of an authentic segment. I guess, "What's your point?" As far as I am concerned, Jesus of Nazareth, as a historical person, did exist, but was a Jewish apocalyptic prophet, a religious loon who attracted a following. Unlike Michael Jackson, however, Jesus only became famous after his death.