A Christian Response by Stephen J. Bedard
A Literary, Linguistic, and Historical Overview The first century CE stands at a crossroads in Jewish history. It marks the final decades of the Second Temple, its destruction in 70 CE, and the beginning of new Jewish trajectories under Roman rule. Jewish authors responded to these conditions with an extraordinary range of literary activity: historical … Read More “Jewish Texts Written in the First Century CE” »
This is a continuation of a series of responses to “Questioning the Plausibility of Jesus Ahistoricity Theories” by Raphael Lataster. This time, we will look at his suggestion that some supposed parallels in other texts suggest the Gospels cannot be taken as history. I found this to be one of the weakest parts of Lataster’s … Read More “Raphael Lataster and Questioning the Plausibility of Jesus Ahistoricity Theories – Part Four” »
There are not many first century writers that we would expect would mention Jesus but Philo is one of them. The fact that Philo does not mention Jesus is part of R.G. Price’s Case Against Historical Jesus. Philo never wrote one thing about Jesus Philo of Alexandria lived during the whole life of Jesus plus … Read More “Why Does Philo Not Mention Jesus?” »
Philo of Alexandria lived between 20 BC and 50 AD, meaning all of Jesus’ life was within his lifetime. Philo was also a Jewish writer who left behind more first century writings than any other Jew. So why didn’t Philo mention Jesus? For some Mythicists this is a major nail in the coffin of the … Read More “3 Reasons Why Philo Never Mentioned Jesus” »
