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Hezekiah’s Tunnel and the Siloam Inscription
Discover Hezekiah’s Tunnel Siloam Inscription, an archaeological find confirming biblical history in the 8th century BC.
The Talmud on Jesus: Evidence from Early Jewish Sources
Discover what the Talmud on Jesus reveals about his life, miracles, and influence from the perspective of early Jewish critics.
Celsus’ Critique of Christianity: Early Non-Christian Testimony
Celsus critique of Christianity reveals early evidence of Jesus, his miracles, and the radical social ethics of Christian's in Rome.
Lucian of Samosata on the Early Church
Explore Lucian of Samosata on Christianity — his satire mocked Jesus and his followers, yet confirms their crucified founder, charity, and bold faith.
Mara bar Serapion: An Overlooked Historical Reference to Jesus
Mara bar Serapion’s letter mentions the “wise king of the Jews,” a rare non-Christian reference to Jesus and the rise of early Christianity.
Suetonius on Early Christianity
Explore Suetonius on early Christianity. Unpack a Roman historian's key passages and their value as independent evidence for the movement's rise.
Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the Testimonium Flavianum
New research shows Josephus's Testimonium Flavianum is likely authentic, confirming Jesus’s life and crucifixion.
Medical and Historical Corroboration of the Crucifixion of Jesus
Medical and historical evidence shows Jesus' crucifixion, from hematidrosis to scourging, nailing, and piercing, aligns with Gospel accounts.
The Nazareth Decree
The Nazareth Decree shows Roman tomb laws and circumstantial evidence tied to Jesus’s resurrection and other possible origins.
Pliny the Younger
Pliny the Younger provides Roman, non-Christian evidence of early Christian persecution and the courage of believers facing execution.
Darkness at the Crucifixion
Explore ancient accounts of darkness during Jesus’s crucifixion, including the Gospels, Thallus, Phlegon, and Hou Hanshu, and their historical context.
Tacitus on Jesus
Tacitus provides independent, first-century evidence of Jesus’s crucifixion under Pilate and the early persecution of Christians under Nero.
The Antiquities of the Jews by Josephus
Josephus provides first-century, non-Christian evidence of Jesus’s life, crucifixion, and early Christian movement.