On the last episode, Dr. T.C. Schmidt argued that there are good reasons to believe the two passages about Jesus found in the writings of Josephus are authentic. On this program, Shane continues his conversation and inquires about the Slavonic edition of Josephus’ works, as well as other references to Jesus found in the Talmud and other ancient texts. Dr. Schmidt is the author of Josephus & Jesus: New Evidence for the One Called Christ, newly released by Oxford University Press. Listen to Part 1 here.
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SHOW NOTES
Books
Josephus & Jesus, T.C. Schmidt (click here to purchase hardcopy)
The Jewish War, Vol III, Josephus (includes Slavonic additions)
Can We Trust The Gospels? Peter J. Williams
Is Jesus History? John Dickson
Jesus & The Eyewitnesses, Richard Bauckham
A Doubter’s Guide To Jesus, John Dickson
Testimonies to the Truth, Lydia McGrew
Luke’s Key Witness, Shane Rosenthal
Articles
Notes for Episode #78 & Josephus & His World, Shane Rosenthal
Outside The Gospels, What Can We Know About Jesus? Shane Rosenthal
The Egerton Papyrus, Early Christian Writings
Passover & the Last Supper, Shane Rosenthal
Where Was Jesus Crucified? Shane Rosenthal
On Faith & History, Shane Rosenthal
A Pre-70 Date for the Gospels & Acts, Shane Rosenthal
The Implications of 70 AD on the Date of the Gospels & Acts, Shane Rosenthal
The Date of John’s Gospel, Revisited, Shane Rosenthal
Is Luke a Trustworthy Historian? Sir William Ramsay
Can We Trust Luke’s History of the Early Jesus Movement? Shane Rosenthal
Authenticating The Fourth Gospel, Shane Rosenthal
Audio
Did Josephus Ever Mention Jesus? ep. #77 with T.C. Schmidt
Locating Golgotha, ep. #17 with David Rohl
Faith Founded on Facts ep. #15 with John Lennox and others
Stories of Jesus: Can They Be Trusted? ep. #61 with Peter J. Williams
Are the Gospels History or Fiction? ep. #52 with John Dickson
The Gospels As Eyewitness Testimony, ep. #48 with Richard Bauckham
Fake or Authentic? ep. #10 with Lydia McGrew
Authenticating The Book of Acts, ep. #24 with Lydia McGrew
The Jesus of History, ep. #12
The Gospel Creed, ep. # 9
Did Josephus Ever Mention Jesus?
Many scholars today argue that the famous passage about Jesus found in the writings of Josephus should be dismissed and set aside as a later interpolation by a Christian Scribe. But after his own det…
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