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Dating back to the time of Jesus, the Dead Sea Scrolls are the most important archaeological discovery of our time. A collection of animal skin, forged copper and papyrus were unearthed in in a cave in Israel in the 1940’s. The scrolls contain a collection of hymns, prayers, formulas, documentations and even the earliest version of the Ten Commandments. Historians believe they were written sometime between 150 B.C. and A.D. 70 and they provide a deeper understanding of the Bible and more enlightenment on the histories of Christianity and Judaism. Within these texts, is a figure referred to as the "Teacher of Righteousness." While not implicated by named, this teacher was described as being the one God chose to reveal to the people "the hidden things in which all Israel had gone astray" (The Qumran, pg 34). Additional text elabroates further, "He (God) raised for them a Teacher of Righteousness to guide them in the way of His heart." (The Dead Sea Scrolls). This account offers one of the first evidences of historical account of Jesus.
The Jewish Antiquities: Book 18
The Jewish Antiquities were written by Flavius Josephus, a Jewish historian, during the thirteenth year of Roman emperor Flavius Domitian around A.D. 93/94. Providing an eye-witness account of the history of the Jewish people, Josephus documents the lengthy events of the Hebrew Bible consisting of the beginning of Adam and Eve, up to the Jewish War. These texts provide valuable information to historians to better understand the early Christian-Judaism period. Within these texts Jesus is referred to twice. In the first instance, Jesus is mentioned in the period in which the Jews of Judea were governed by the Roman procurator Pontius Pilate: "About this time there lived Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call him a man. For he was one who performed surprising deeds and was a teacher of such people as accept the truth gladly. He won over many Jews and many of the Greeks. He was the Messiah. 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. He appeared to them spending a third day restored to life, for the prophets of God had foretold these things and a thousand other marvels about him. And the tribe of the Christians, so called after him, has still to this day not disappeared." (Antiquities, Book 18).
The Jewish Antiquities: Book 20
In Josephus’ second reference to Jesus he describes the high priest Ananus, "Convened the Sanhedrin (the highest Jewish religious court/governing body). He had brought before them the brother of Jesus the so-called Christ, who was called James, and some other men, whom he accused of having broken the law, and handed them over to be stoned." (Antiquities, Book 20). While controversial to scholars that speculate the text was inserted over the centuries by a Christian copyist, these accounts of Jesus outside of the Bible offer extremely powerful and compelling evidence for His existence.
Tacitus - The Annals
A senator and historian of the Roman Empire, Publius Cornelius Tacitus, referred to Christ in a work he penned called the Annals in A.D. 116. On one page, he described the execution of "Christus" (Christ) by Pontius Pilate and provides one of the earliest non-Biblical accounts of Christians, "Consequently, to get rid of the report, Nero fastened the guilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class hated for their abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus, and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke out not only in Judea, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome, where all things hideous and shameful from every part of the world find their centre and become popular. Accordingly, an arrest was first made of all who pleaded guilty; then, upon their information, an immense multitude was convicted, not so much of the crime of firing the city, as of hatred against mankind" (Annals, Book 15). Contrary to other mentions of Christ in historical documents outside the Bible, the reference here in the Annals is regarded by most modern scholars to be authentic.
In addition to the consistency and extraordinary account of the four Gospels in the New Testament and the 13 books written by Paul, these valuable historical documents can offer further evidence of the existence of the greatest man to ever walk this planet, Jesus Christ.
Posted : 04/10/2021 11:16 pm
THE ARTIFACTS
There have been a number of relics associated with Jesus, but none have been proven to be undoubtedly authentic. These include the infamous Shroud of Turin, supposedly the negative image of a man who was allegedly Jesus Christ. Some claim it to be Jesus’s shroud after the crucifixion. The science on the dating and origins the Shroud is very much being debated and doesn’t generally support the claims.
Another famous relic of dubious authenticity is The True Cross. There are hundreds of fragments of wood claimed by various people throughout history as being from the cross used in the Crucifixion of Jesus. Many of these fragments are dispersed in various European Churches despite little confirmation they are real.
Shroud of Turin. Modern photo of the face, positive left, digitally processed image on the right.
Other Crucifixion-related purported relics include the Crown of Thorns worn by Jesus, the nails used in the cross, or the Veil of Veronica – supposedly used to wipe the sweat from Jesus’s brow when he was carrying the cross.
Based on the evidence we have, can anyone with certainly say Jesus really existed about 2,000 years ago? While incontrovertible proof may be impossible to come by, those who study the period believe there was someone named Jesus Christ living in the area and time period that we generally agree on, said archaeologist Eric Meyers, emeritus professor in Judaic studies at Duke University.
“I don’t know any mainstream scholar who doubts the historicity of Jesus,” said Meyers.”The details have been debated for centuries, but no one who is serious doubts that he’s a historical figure.”
Posted : 26/11/2021 1:52 am
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Some of these videos are plodding, but I tried to find some that were not too cheesy or too academic (many academics are interested in the Shroud). With careful examination, I believe that it is more reasonable to believe that the Shroud is what it is purported to be as opposed to a fraud.
And if it is what it is purported to be, then Jesus is the Christ and God.
Quick explanation videos:
Personal Testimony:
Symbolism found hidden within the shroud:
Hebrew letters which mean "Lamb of God"The Coin over the eye: A Shepherd's Staff. First century coin minted by Pontius Pilot.
website with more information: http://www.shroud.com/
Posted : 08/12/2021 4:05 am