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This chapter discusses evidence for Jesus outside of the biblical sources. It summarizes the arguments made by William Benjamin Smith in the late 19th century that Jesus was a mythical figure invented by early Christians to appeal to Gentiles. The chapter then evaluates two pieces of evidence from the Jewish historian Josephus. The first reference is likely partially interpolated by Christians but may contain a core that references Jesus performing surprising feats and being condemned under Pilate, while th

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Regj Cruz

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