Fred Edwards 🔻 on Nostr: The problem of Josephus Many Christians use Josephus as verification that Jesus was ...
The problem of Josephus
Many Christians use Josephus as verification that Jesus was an actual historical person.
And many historians find Josephus a valuable resource…
But, let’s face facts, while he lived roughly around the time Jesus supposedly lived, he also blindly accepted the existence of Adam & Eve, Noah, and the multitude of tongues - Tower of Babylon story…
I fail to see how he is a credible resource.
Many Christians use Josephus as verification that Jesus was an actual historical person.
And many historians find Josephus a valuable resource…
But, let’s face facts, while he lived roughly around the time Jesus supposedly lived, he also blindly accepted the existence of Adam & Eve, Noah, and the multitude of tongues - Tower of Babylon story…
I fail to see how he is a credible resource.