Other then the Bible, Koran, etc, where can I go to learn more about the life of Jesus?
2006-10-09 15:44:24 · 10 answers · asked by paul67432 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Of the non-Christian writings from that have been preserved, very few mention Jesus or Christianity, and for that matter few of their authors showed much interest in Judea or the Near East in general. Nonetheless, the works of four major non-Christian historians contain passages relevant to Jesus: Pliny the Younger, Josephus, Suetonius, and Tacitus. However, these are generally references to early Christians rather than a historical Jesus. Pliny condemned Christians as easily led fools. There is an obscure reference to a Jewish leader called "Chrestus" in Suetonius. Tacitus, in his Annals written c. 115, mentions popular opinion about Christus, without historical details (see: Tacitus on Jesus). Of the four, Josephus' writings, which document John the Baptist, James the Just, and possibly also Jesus, are of the most interest to scholars dealing with the historicity of Jesus.
2006-10-09 15:57:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is very little contemporary information about Jesus, except in the Gospels and Epistles of the New Testament. There is one Jewish account, by Josephus:
http://members.aol.com/fljosephus/testimonium.htm
There are other "Gospels," which have other accounts about Jesus, some of them quite fanciful, others more plausible, but they are considered by most historians to be not very credible.
There are many sources of general information about the history and cultures of his time.
2006-10-09 15:59:33 · answer #2 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I beleive there is a book called Historical Jesus.
2006-10-09 15:46:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You won't do any better than the Bible. The gospel accounts were written by men who lived during His time. Three of the authors knew Him, touched Him and heard Him speak. Doesn't get any better than that. Anything else is simply rehashing the gospels and opinions of those who were not there and did not know Him.
2006-10-09 15:51:45 · answer #4 · answered by BrotherMichael 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the best source would be the Bible then 2. the book " The Greatest Man who ever Lived would be the next best Gorbalizer
2006-10-09 15:49:58 · answer #5 · answered by gorbalizer 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Vinci_Code
2006-10-09 15:47:31 · answer #6 · answered by . 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The Great Pyramid of Giza.
Yep, it's there.
2006-10-09 15:55:15 · answer #7 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read the Bible, it is your guide book in this life.
2006-10-09 15:48:47 · answer #8 · answered by armine_aksay 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
THERE ARE MANY BOOKS ON HISTORICAL JESUS.LOOK ON-LINE.YOU CAN BUY THEM ON LINE.
GOD BLESS AS YOU SEEK THE TRUTH
2006-10-09 16:00:39 · answer #9 · answered by funnana 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.nobeliefs.com/exist.htm
http://www.leaderu.com/offices/billcraig/menus/historical.html
http://www.sonic.net/sentinel/naij3.html
http://www.atheists.org/flash.line/jesus2.htm
both sides are represented athiest and christian in the links above
2006-10-09 15:56:20 · answer #10 · answered by rwl_is_taken 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋