Question

1. Jesus is mentioned in few non-Christian sources, whether Jewish or Roman. The Jewish historian __________________ (Antiquities 18.3.3; ca. AD 93) mentions Jesus briefly in a passage that is highly contested. ________________________ (Sanhedrin 43a) is another Jewish work that briefly mentions Jesus as well.

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is : Josephus ; Babylonian Talmud

Explanation: Flavio Josephus was born in Jerusalem, was a Jewish Pharisee historian who descended from the family of priests. He was a statesman and diplomat. He was considered a traitor to the Jewish cause, imprisoned and transferred to Rome and very hated by the Jews. In Rome he wrote in Greek some works such as: Jewish Antiquities, Autobiography, Against Apion and The War of the Jews.