(May 2, 2015 at 3:15 am)Aractus Wrote: Jesus of Nazareth wasn't the only one to make the prophecy. Josephus records another Jesus making a similar prophecy (see War of the Jews 6:5:3) and states that the prophecy was made 4 years before war broke out (so c. 62AD). There's no indication from Josephus that this Jesus was a Christian, only that he went about proclaiming the coming destruction day and night in the streets of Jerusalem.
"Jesus" didn't write shit so what we are left with is the brain farts of later writers. However, since you know the Jesus ben Ananias tale you might compare the actions of the procurator Albinus with the alleged behavior/actions of Pilate at the alleged trial of "jesus." Remarkable similarities. Why it is almost as if "Mark" copied the behavior of Pilate from Albinus.
