Did Josephus Ever Mention Jesus?

About this episode

Shane interviews Dr. T.C. Schmidt about his book providing new evidence regarding Josephus's mention of Jesus.

Many scholars argue that the famous passage about Jesus in the writings of Josephus should be dismissed and set aside as a later interpolation by a Christian Scribe. But after his own detailed investigation of this subject, Dr. T.C. Schmidt concluded that this passage has been largely misunderstood. In his new book published by Oxford University Press, he presents compelling new evidence that this passage is not a later addition, but was original to Josephus. On this edition, Shane talks to him about his new book, which is titled. Josphus and Jesus: New Evidence for the one called Christ. Listen to Part 2 of Shane’s Conversation with Dr. T.C. Schmidt SPECIAL OFFERS To get a FREE copy of T.C. Schmidt’s brand new book, Josephus & Jesus: New Evidence for the One Called Christ, click here. Also, when you upgrade to a paid subscription, we’ll send you a 30+ page PDF resource that highlights many of the important events documented by Josephus from the time of Daniel to the destruction of Jerusalem. If you are already a subscriber, you can download this resource here . If you’d like to become a paid subscriber, use the link below. SHOW NOTES Books Josephus & Jesus , T.C. Schmidt ( click…

People in this episode

Host: Shane

Guest: Dr. T.C. Schmidt

Topics covered

• Josephus
• Jesus
• historical evidence
• scholarship
• Christianity
• interpolation

Keywords

• Josephus
• Jesus
• historical evidence
• T.C. Schmidt
• Christianity
• scholarship
• interpolation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oxford University Press

Books & works: Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the one called Christ, Josephus: The Essential Works, Son of Man Volume 1, Can We Trust The Gospels?, Is Jesus History?, Jesus & The Eyewitnesses, A Doubter’s Guide To Jesus, Testimonies to the Truth

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