And the truth is...
That what you call "The New Testament" is actually ancient Roman war propaganda, designed to do several things...to stop the Jewish messianic movement...to attack Jews...and to trick people into worshiping the Roman Emperor, Titus Flavius. And at all these things it has succeeded beyond anyone's imagination at the time!
Now, you are probably a little bit skeptical at this point, and I can understand that. After all, this is probably the first time you've heard this! And yet it is true...and more importantly it can be proven true!
The evidence is in the New Testament itself (along with "The Jewish War" by Joesphus).
Step-by-step we are going to be presenting the evidence so be prepared. You don't have to take my word for it, you can examine it for yourself. And if you can refute please do so!
alea iacta est,
Titus Flavius, Emperor of Rome
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New Testament Parallels to the Works of Josephus
New Testament Parallels to the Works of Josephus
The New Testament makes references to rulers, priests, religious factions, and politics that would be completely mysterious to modern readers if it were not for the works of Josephus. When one reads discussions about the historical Jesus and the early days of Christianity, most of the Judean social background and the dating of events derive from his books.
In this article I present a list of these New Testament references and place them next to extracts from the works of Josephus on the same subject. To these I have added my own comments, which I hope the reader will find useful.
Interested readers will want to study Josephus themselves for fuller extracts. They will also want to read some of the many scholarly works on this subject. An excellent place to start is Steve Mason's Josephus and the New Testament, which discusses more fully the parallels and provides many original observations and analyses...Continued (opens in new window):
New Testament Parallels to the Works of Josephus
Well, what do you think?
The New Testament makes references to rulers, priests, religious factions, and politics that would be completely mysterious to modern readers if it were not for the works of Josephus. When one reads discussions about the historical Jesus and the early days of Christianity, most of the Judean social background and the dating of events derive from his books.
In this article I present a list of these New Testament references and place them next to extracts from the works of Josephus on the same subject. To these I have added my own comments, which I hope the reader will find useful.
Interested readers will want to study Josephus themselves for fuller extracts. They will also want to read some of the many scholarly works on this subject. An excellent place to start is Steve Mason's Josephus and the New Testament, which discusses more fully the parallels and provides many original observations and analyses...Continued (opens in new window):
New Testament Parallels to the Works of Josephus
Well, what do you think?
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