Are There Historical Sources About Jesus Besides the Bible? (Ehrman's "Did Jesus Exist?" Part 2)

Continuing on in this series using Bart Ehrman's book "Did Jesus Exist?" to examine the historical evidence for Jesus, Adam takes a look at sources about Jesus found outside the Bible. Ancient Roman authors such as Pliny the Younger, Suetonius, and Tacitus talk about Jesus, as does the famous Jewish historian Josephus. There are also early Christian sources of interest such as Papias, Ignatius, 1 Clement, and even the Gospel of Thomas. Ehrman says we can use all these sources to establish and corroborate basic facts about the life of Jesus.

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Contents
0:00 Introduction: Main Argument Jesus Is God
2:34 Bart Ehrman’s Book “Did Jesus Exist?”
6:11 What Gives Historians Certainty?
9:40 What Do Historians Affirm about Jesus?
13:05 All the Historical Sources for Jesus
18:12 Roman Source: Pliny the Younger
22:13 Roman Source: Suetonius
24:29 Roman Source: Tacitus
28:12 Jewish Source: Josephus
35:47 Concerns About Using Christian Sources
39:11 Christian Source: Papias
43:33 Christian Source: Ignatius
46:14 Christian Source: 1 Clement
47:50 Christian Source: Gospel of Thomas
51:48 Christian Source: Gospel of Peter
54:54 Christian Source: Papyrus Egerton 2
56:19 Pagan Myths Are Not Sources on Jesus
58:55 Many Gnostic Sources Are Not Credible
1:01:49 Conclusion: Laying a Foundation