Y-Jesus.com

Evidence for the truth about Jesus

  • Home
  • Who Is the Real Jesus?
    • Who Is the Real Jesus?
    • Was Jesus a Real Person?
    • Was there a Da Vinci Conspiracy?
    • Is Jesus God?
    • Are the Gospels Reliable?
    • Where Is the Jewish Messiah?
    • Did Jesus Rise From the Dead?
    • Is Jesus Relevant Today?
  • More Questions?
    • Why Does God Permit Evil to Exist?
    • Is Jesus Coming Back?
    • Did Jesus Claim to be God?
    • Did the Apostles Believe Jesus is God?
    • Is Jesus the Only Way to God?
    • The Jesus Family Tomb: Fact or Fiction?
    • Was Jesus Really from Nazareth?
    • The Gnostic Gospels: Are they the real history of Jesus?
    • The Gospel of Barnabas: Secret Bible?
    • Is the Bible True?
    • Has Science Discovered God?
  • Blog
    • Historical Jesus
    • Who is Jesus?
    • Claims of Jesus
    • New Testament Reliability
    • Origins of Life
    • Resurrection of Jesus
    • Our Life and Death
    • Accuracy of Scriptures
  • APP
  • Resources & More
    • The Adventure of Living with Jesus
    • Free Resources
    • Read in Other Languages
    • Contact
  • Search


Historical Facts about Jesus:

These early non-Christian sources provide the following facts about Jesus Christ:

  • Jesus was from Nazareth.
  • Jesus lived a wise and virtuous life.
  • Jesus was crucified in Judea under Pontius Pilate during the reign of Tiberius Caesar at Passover time, being considered the Jewish king.
  • Jesus was believed by his disciples to have died and risen from the dead three days later.
  • Jesus’ enemies acknowledged that he performed unusual feats.
  • Jesus’ disciples multiplied rapidly, spreading as far as Rome.
  • Jesus’ disciples lived moral lives and worshiped Christ as God.

This general outline of Jesus’ life agrees perfectly with the New Testament.[23]

Gary Habarmas notes, “In total, about one-third of these non-Christian sources date from the first century; a majority originate no later than the mid-second century.”[24] According to the Encyclopedia Britannica “These independent accounts prove that in ancient times even the opponents of Christianity never doubted the historicity of Jesus.”[25]

Early Christian Accounts

Early Christians wrote thousands of letters, sermons and commentaries about Jesus. Also, creeds which speak of Jesus, appeared as early as five years after his crucifixion.[26]

These non-biblical writings confirm most New Testament details about Jesus, including his crucifixion and resurrection.[27]

Incredibly, over 36,000 complete or partial such writings have been discovered, some from the first century.[28] These non-biblical writings could reconstruct the entire New Testament except for a few verses.[29]

Each of these authors writes of Jesus as a real person. Christ-mythers disregard these accounts as biased. But the question they must answer is: How could a mythical Jesus have so much written about him within a few decades of his life?

Click here to read page 7 of 10 about “Was Jesus a Real Person?”

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Previous | Next

Take Our Articles With You

  GET OUR FREE APP
  • About Us
  • Search Our Sites
  • Other Languages
  • Contact Us
Copyright © 2025 - JesusOnline