re: Does anyone actually believe this

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You left out the part where you show each of the "known forgeries".

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If you'd read the links that I give you, it'd make your (and my) life much, much easier.

Not only that, but my premise.

You: Josephus mentions Jesus.

Me: In a topic with tons of forgeries.

You: Says Wikipedia.

Me: Says the entire scholarly community.

I'm saying it's indeterminable on what's fact and what's fiction from his writings because it's been tampered with.

And it's known to be tampered with.

Even if what the nucleus says is completely correct, he could easily just be referencing what people have told him. Most of the gospels came out about the same time he wrote this and before then.

That's why they say: IF the passage was true, then it'd be solid evidence for the existence of Jesus.

I have severe doubts with the passage, and don't recognize why certain things are considered invalid and others are not.

I gave you Josephus.Org, which is possibly one of the best references I could because I don't want to explain the entire thing to you like a child.