Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: palosaari@oxy.edu (Jedidiah Jon Palosaari) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: re: is the Bible God's word? Message-ID:Date: 3 Oct 89 00:46:26 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041 Lines: 18 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu I've heard that there are a couple contemporary historians living during the time of Jesus who did not believe in Him as the Son of God (ie Romans) but who documented his miracles and that He was seen after the resurrection. Does anyone know anything more about this? [There are of course plenty of historians who knew about Christians and reported what Christians believed. But this is from later, when Christianity became better known. I know of no contemporary reports (i.e. around the time when the events occured) of Jesus' life, whether Christian or non-Christian. The earliest reports I know of are in Paul's letters. As for non-Christians, as far as I know there aren't even good second-hand reports, i.e. reports based on interviews of Christians who claimed to be first-hand witnesses. Nor are there any historical records of the Roman or Jewish participation, e.g. Roman records of Jesus' trial. This question has been asked before and nobody has come up with anything. If anybody does know of anything, please be sure to tell us. This is one of the most commonly asked questions in this group. --clh]