Quote:Tacitus (55-120 AD, Annuls), Lucian of Samosata (later half of 1st century, Suetonius (Life of Claidius, 25.4), Pliny the Younger (112 AD), Thallus (52 AD quotes from Julius Africanus’ Chronography), Phlegon (quotes from Julius Africanus’ Chronicles), Mara Bar-Serapion (after 70 AD) all are non-Christian sources that
Here we go again with Stupid Stuff That Xtians Spout.
Tacitus - probably a much later forgery anyway - never mentions any "Jesus."
Lucian of Samosata was the second half of the 2d century - not the first and he was a satirist making fun of idiot xtians.
Suetonius speaks of "Chrestus" not Christos. Chrestus was a Greek slave name. Further, Claudius did not assume the throne until 41 AD when your godboy was supposedly long dead.
Pliny the Younger never mentions any "Jesus" and he further talks about how so-called xtians sacrificed to Trajan and cursed Christ to save their own necks...something xtians would not want to get around.
Neither Thallus nor Julius Africanus' works are extant. They appear only in the work of the noted xtian liar, Eusebius, who is about as reliable as a $2 watch. Eusebius is the most likely forger of the so-called Testimonium Flavianum which was clumsily inserted in Josephus' in the 4th century.
Mara Bar Serapion never mentions "jesus," "christ" or xtians. In fact, he is probably blaming the Jews for killing Antigonus II, the last Hasmonean king of Judea - or having Mark Antony do it for them.
What else have you got? My guess is, "not much."
