Jesus and Christians Mentioned by Romans and Historians

Tacticus Annals
The Roman historian Tacitus wrote concerning the Great Fire of Rome, in Book 15, chapter 44 of his Annals:

"Hence to suppress the rumor, Nero falsely charged with the guilt, and punished Christians, who were hated for their enormities. Christus, the founder of the name, was put to death by Pontius Pilate, procurator of Judea"

Tacitus is remembered first and foremost as Rome's greatest historian. He was born in the year 56. Tacitus was able to consult the official sources of the Roman state: the acta senatus (the minutes of the session of the Senate) and the acta diurna populi Romani (a collection of the acts of the government and news of the court and capital). He could read the collections of speeches by some emperors, such as Tiberius and Claudius. Generally, Tacitus was a scrupulous historian who paid careful attention to his historical works.

"He is on the very closest of terms of friendship with Cornelius Tacitus, and you know what an honourable man Tacitus is." - Letter from Pliny the Younger to Fundanus

Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, an author and a natural philosopher of Ancient Rome.


Josephus Testimonium Flavianum
In the year 93, the Jewish historian Josephus published his work Antiquities of the Jews. The writings contain two passages about Jesus.

Antiquities of the Jews 3.3:

"Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles.

"He was the Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him; for he appeared to them alive again the third day; as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him. And the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day"

Antiquities of the Jews 20:9

"Festus was now dead, and Albinus was but upon the road; so he assembled the sanhedrim of judges, and brought before them the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose name was James"

Starfield - Son of God - Jesus in the book of Psalms

Pliny the Younger
Around 112, in a correspondence between Emperor Trajan and the provincial governor of Pontus and Bithynia, a reference is made to Christians by Pliny. In it, Pliny asks for the advice on how to handle Christians who refused to worship the emperor, but instead worshiped "Christus" as a god.

"Those who denied that they were or had been Christians, when they invoked the gods in words dictated by me, offered prayer with incense and wine to your image, which I had ordered to be brought for this purpose together with statues of the gods, and moreover cursed Christ none of which those who are really Christians, it is said, can be forced to do--these I thought should be discharged. Others named by the informer declared that they were Christians"

Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, an author and a natural philosopher of Ancient Rome. Pliny was active in the Roman legal system, especially in the sphere of the Roman Chancery court, which dealt with inheritance cases. Later, he was well-known for prosecuting and defending at trials of a series of provincial governors.

Just How Bad Was Jesus Really Beaten?
According to the testimony of the historian Josephus the movie the Passion of the Christ accurately portrays the level of brutality Christ suffered.

"At this the multitude had great indignation; and when Pilate was come to Jerusalem, they came about his tribunal, and made a clamor at it. Now the Jews were so badly beaten, that many of them perished by the stripes they received, and many of them perished as trodden to death, by which means the multitude was astonished at the calamity of those that were slain, and held their peace." Josephus - The Wars of the Jews- Book 2 Chapter 9

Jesus and The Isaiah 53 Bible Codes - From Bible Code Digest
Isaiah 53 Code's Explosion

Why Jesus Was Born in Bethlehem
The prophetic signs of Bethlehem Ephratah and Judah

Until Shiloh Comes
Jesus, Shiloh and The Ark of the Covenant

Credible Historians and Physical Evidence
1.We have documented manuscripts from three historians that actually lived in or very close to the time of Christ.
2. None of them are Christians.
3. An overwhelming amount of Archaeological evidence as seen on this web site.
4. The Jewish Messianic Prophecies - All fulfilled.
The Messianic Prophecies

Yet people still want to try to refute the existence of Christ and the vailidity of the Bible itself. The true reality being that they are "Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." - 2 Timothy 3:7