Crucified, it’s history.
We have eyewitness account to the apostle John by two men named Polycarp and Papias and John knew full well who wrote the gospel and they all inform us it’s the apostles. After that,
The next reference.
Josephus:
Modern scholarship has largely acknowledged the authenticity of the second reference to Jesus in the Antiquities, found in Book 20, Chapter 9, which mentions
“the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose name was James.”
(13] Louis Feldman (ISBN 90-04-08554-8 pages 55″57) states that the authenticity of the Josephus passage on James has been “almost universally acknowledged
A second reference.
“…And when, upon the accusation of the principal men among us, Pilate had condemned him to a cross, those who had first come to love him did not cease…..”
10th century Arabic manuscript of Josephus that was cited by historian and now A world leading scholar Schlomo Pines of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem:
“At this time there was a wise man who was called Jesus. And his conduct was good, and [he] was known to be virtuous. And many people from among the Jews and the other nations became his disciples. Pilate condemned him to be crucified and to die. And those who had become his disciples did not abandon his discipleship. They reported that he had appeared to them three days after his crucifixion and that he was alive. Accordingly, he was perhaps the Messiah concerning whom the prophets have recounted wonders.” (10th Century Arabic Text)
The majority of scholars hold that it contains an authentic reference the execution of Jesus by Pilate, which was then subject to Christian interpolation or alteration.
The second one is Tacitus.
Tacitus and Roman historian contemporaries we learn this And this is the same guy who tells you about the fire of Rome.
1) Christians were named for their founder, Christus (from the Latin),
(2) who was put to death by the Roman procurator Pontius Pilatus (also Latin),
(3) during the reign of emperor Tiberius (14 37 A.D.).
(4) His death ended the “superstition” for a short time, (5) but it broke out again,
(6) especially in Judaea, where the teaching had its origin.
(7) His followers carried his doctrine to Rome.
(8) When the great fire destroyed a large part of the city during the reign of Nero (54 68 A.D.), the emperor placed the blame on the Christians who lived in Rome. (9) Tacitus reports that this group was hated for their abominations.
(10) These Christians were arrested after pleading guilty, (11) and many were convicted for “hatred for mankind.”
The third is:
Celsus attacked the church out of genuine love for the Roman Empire, which he felt was being undermined. Celsus chided Christians as “sectarians “.
– Contra Celsum 1.38: “there he learned certain magical powers which the Egyptians are proud to have. He returned full of pride in these powers, and gave himself the title of God”.
– Celsus’ Jewish critic]: For ye do not even allege this, that he seemed to wicked men to suffer this punishment, though not undergoing it in reality; but, on the contrary, ye acknowledge that he openly suffered.
– Celsus also says Jesus studied magic and practiced sorcery in Egypt. Celsus uses more elements from the life of Jesus against the Christians here. Celsus refers to both the miracles and some of the (misconstrued) background of Jesus in a very real, albeit negative, way.
– Celsus’ Jewish critic]: While undergoing his punishment he was seen by all, but after his resurrection only by one.
The fourth is:
Lucian. The modern day Richard Dawkins was second century Greek satirist, Lucian spoke rather derisively of Jesus and early Christians. His point was to criticize Christians for being gullible people. He relates some important facts concerning Jesus and Christians: �
“The Christians, you know, worship a man to this day ” the distinguished personage who introduced their novel rites, and was crucified on that account. . . .”
He writes about Jesus in The Passing of Peregrinus.
The passage above is strong evidence for Jesus’ existence for the following reasons:
* Lucian of samosata was hostile to Christianity, so he would have absolutely no reason to write anything that would benefit Christians. In the passage above, Lucian is actually mocking Christians for believing in a man who was crucified.
* The “man” who was “crucified” and “the crucified sage” in the passage is clearly Jesus, since no other person fits these descriptions.
* Lucian of Samosata not only demonstrates that Jesus existed, but he also corroborates the fact of his crucifixion. His writing demonstrates that from a very early time, it was simply assumed, and a known fact, that Jesus existed and was crucified.
Next is Phlegon
Phlegon. The same way Plutarch brings us one of the first biographies of Alexander the great by using copies of copies of copies of other men’s work and 400 years after he’s dead, Origen does the very same thing with Phlegon. Origen a Second century church-elder quotes him.
“ So Phlegon mentioned that Jesus made predictions about future.
Origen adds:�”And with regard to the eclipse in the time of Tiberius Caesar, in whose reign Jesus appears to have been crucified, and the great earthquakes which then took place, Phlegon too, I think, has written in the thirteenth or fourteenth book of his Chronicles.”
Again we have :
Mara Bar Serapion, who was writing from prison to motivate his son Serapion to emulate wise teachers of the past:
What advantage did the Jews gain from executing their wise King? It was just after that that their kingdom was abolished.
Again we have:
Thallus refers to Jesus’ crucifixion we can ascertain that at least an account of the crucifixion, was known in the Mediterranean region by the middle of the first century A.D. This is corroborated by Tacitus and Suetonius Long with Pliny that surely Pontius pilate crucify Jesus.
We’re just scratching the surface to the truth of Jesus was executed and crucified just like the Bible says.
His death in the Law and the Prophets. In Galatians 3:13, Paul applies Deuteronomy 21:22″23 to the death of Christ. Crucifixion allowed for the “piercing” mentioned in Zechariah 12:10 (cf. John 19:37). Crucifixion results in the shedding of blood, necessary for a sacrifice (Hebrews 9:22; cf. Leviticus 17:11). In crucifixion, the breaking of bones can be avoided (Exodus 12:46; cf. John 19:36). And the crucifixion of Christ perfectly fits the description of the anguish David faced in Psalm 22.