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sugarhitman · 10-09-2010, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Toto

It makes sense. But Tacitus is not a very strong witness for a historical Jesus in any case. Even if he wrote that section, he could easily have been repeating what Christians told him, rather than facts from his own knowledge or investigation.

The volume of Tacitus' history that covers the years around 30 CE has not been preserved. I find this very suspicious.

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I find this very suspicious

A Christian Conspiracy?

Tyro · 10-09-2010, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by spin

Perhaps it was a French scribe who copied Tacitus?

At Monte Cassino?

spin · 10-09-2010, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyro

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Originally Posted by spin

Perhaps it was a French scribe who copied Tacitus?

At Monte Cassino?

You think it was copied there? If so, that they didn't have any French brothers there?

spin

Toto · 03-29-2011, 08:18 AM

*bump because this subject has come up again*

There is additional discussion of Tacitus and the alleged Neronian persecution in this thread

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