There is overwhelming evidence for the existence of Jesus in biblical history. Perhaps the greatest evidence that Jesus did exist is the fact that thousands of Christians in the first century A. D., including the twelve apostles, were willing to die as martyrs for Jesus. Why would anyone want to die for a lie? You have to also remember Rome destroyed Jerusalem and Israel in A.D. 70 and a lot of historical evidence were destroyed during this time. However, there is also evidence in secular history as well. The following are some of the historian writers who gave accounts of Jesus.

First-century Tacitus in “Annals 15.44” wrote about Jesus suffering under Pontius Pilate.

Flavius Josephus the famous Jewish historian in his “Antiquities” refers to Jesus.

Thallus writes about the crucifixion in the “Extant Writings, 18”.

Piny the Younger in “Letters 10.96” writes about Jesus’ followers.

The Babylonian Talmud in “Sanhedrin 43a” confirms Jesus’ crucifixion.