Listen, I'm sorry to say that I've been getting a lot of flak about this...but...you can't understand the New Testament if you're not familiar with Josephus and his two other books - "War of the Jews" (sometimes called "The Jewish War") and Antiquities of the Jews (sometimes called "Jewish Antiquities").
In addition to those books, you need a key that unlocks the code between them...
And that key is "Caesar's Messiah" by Joseph Atwill.
The posts here only scratch the surface of how the New Testament was created...the posts are and can be only an introduction...I urge you to do your own research and discover the truth for yourself. Though I will be here pointing the way...as I have for over 2,000 years! :)
Titus Flavius
