Which non-Christian writers give us some information about the life of Jesus?
The references from Josephus are probably largely genuine. They show that by the end of the century, Christians had no doubt that Jesus was a historical person who had been crucified under Pontius Pilate. They also show that the Christians of his time revered Jesus and believed that he had been resurrected and that his life had been foretold by the prophets. But this only tells us what Christians believed, sixty years after the death of Jesus. It does not give us any information about the life of Jesus.
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