Flavius Josephus, Jewish historian circa A.D. 66:
"Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles. He was the so-called Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him. And the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day."
"Testimonium Flavianum" in Antiquities xviii 3.3
http://www.geocities.com/b_d_muller/appe.html
http://www.bible.ca/b-new-testament-documents-f-f-bruce-ch9.htm
I am aware that there has been some scholarly dispute over certain portions of the passage (see first link for details) I have deleted the sections in dispute from my above passage - what remains is still evidence of Jesus's existence from a hostile source.
2007-12-03
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