The Deceptive Mechanisms

[Undeceived]

Do you know of any historians alive and writing about Judea between 30 and 33 AD?

Philo of Alexandria was a Hellenistic Jew whose life spanned exactly that of Jesus' alleged life. He is the only historian to provide us with a contemporary account of Pontius Pilate and the events around the Mediterranean -- Judea included.

Not one word of a crucified messiah sadly.

One historian. Half the Jews hated Jesus, half loved him. For any grass-roots historian you'd have a 50-50 chance of mention. But Philo was an in-law to Herod, whose family was not on good terms with any "King of the Jews". He also wrote much on Moses, portraying him even as a heavenly figure. Such a view is that of the Pharisees, Jesus' antagonists.

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Authorship evidence:
Peter- http://www.biblica.com/niv/study-bible/1-peter/
Luke- http://www.biblica.com/niv/study-bible/luke/
John- http://www.biblica.com/niv/study-bible/john/