Three renowned scientists—Papaia, Banani, Ravioli—and their assistant Igor work at the NASAL observatory.
Ravioli accidentally bought a book, which turns out to be very interesting.
They are discussing Ravioli’s book.
Banani: Alright, so I think we’re ready to see these five facts. What’s the first one?
Ravioli: The first of the five minimal facts is that Jesus died on the cross.
Banani: Oh, yes! Are there any proofs? I thought Jesus never even existed!
Ravioli: Not only did he exist, but we have at least fifteen ancient authors who write about him and his death on the cross.
Banani: Well, somewhere the legend must have started! How do we know it wasn’t just that?
Ravioli: We know because these fifteen authors wrote within less than a hundred years of his crucifixion. Can you tell me how they would have written about Jesus if he didn’t actually exist?
Banani: I don’t know, maybe it was just rumors. After all, weren’t they all Christians?
Ravioli: Not all of them. In fact, we also have non-Christian sources confirming that Jesus died by crucifixion.
Banani: Oh, really? Give me an example.
Ravioli: The most famous example is that of Josephus Flavius, a Jewish historian, who wrote in the first century.
Banani: In the first century? You mean he was a contemporary of Jesus?
Ravioli: Not only a contemporary, but also an opponent of the Christian movement. For the Orthodox Jews of that time, Christians were a heretical sect. That’s why they were the first to persecute them.
Banani: So Josephus Flavius couldn’t have just been giving credit to a rumor. He was certain that Jesus really existed and had died on the cross!
Ravioli: Exactly! Josephus Flavius not only confirms that Jesus existed, but also attests to his death by crucifixion. And this is significant because he had no interest in supporting the Christian cause; in fact, he criticized it. If even an opponent of Jesus like him confirms it, that’s another indication that the story is historically solid.
Igor: It’s like Ravioli writing that fasting is good… at that point, it would be an undeniable historical fact!
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