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Prove it!  How Do We Knows Jesus Even Existed?

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Many ancient non-Christian sources verify the existence of Jesus.

I.  How do we know Jesus even existed?

A.  There are 17 non-Christian sources that give us details about Jesus. ~ The Historical Jesus, Gary Habermas, chapter 9
  1. Tacitus (AD 55-120): Roman historian
  2. Suetonius: secretary for Emperor Hadrian (AD 117-138)
  3. Josephus (AD 37-97): Jewish historian for the Romans
  4. Pliny the Younger (AD 112): Governor of Bithynia
  5. Babylonian Talmud (AD ~135-200)
  6. Lucian: 2nd century Greek satirist
  7. Mara Bar-Serapion: between 1st & 3rd centuries AD


B.  Compare Acts 10:36-43 to these facts.

II.  Were the stories about Jesus adapted from mythology?

A.  Three reasons why this is a false claim:
  1. Christianity is _____________.
  2. Christianity is _____________.
  3. Christianity is _____________.


B.  Have faith in the real Jesus:
 Colossians 1:15-20!

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