One account, written in the mid-second century or later, and not included in the New Testament, even claimed that Jesus’ crucifixion was not ordered by Pilate. Instead, it blamed Herod Antipas, the ...

Also these writings were preserved through the ... He certainly would not have connected Jesus' execution to Roman leaders. These writers presented Jesus as a real historical person.

What's the picture of Jesus that emerges from Luke's writing? In Luke ... is whether Christians can be good citizens of the Roman Empire. After all, their founder was executed as a political ...

Roman historian Tacitus' ancient manuscripts called Annals have surfaced online. They discuss the persecution of Christians and mention Jesus Christ. Tacitus references Jesus' crucifixion by Pontius ...

The death of Jesus was a Roman act; there was little if any notice ... Paul's letters to these fledgling congregations mark the first writings of the New Testament. Meanwhile, expectations about ...

This miracle is an example of Jesus’ inclusion of everyone as he heals the servant of a Roman officer. The Roman officer was a kind man as he cared about his servants. Many others would not have ...