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Verified Claim · The Resurrection

Do non-Christian ancient sources confirm that the early Christians genuinely believed Christ rose from the dead?

Doctrine: The Resurrection
Historically Verified
Section I

Understanding the Claim

The argument in one sentence: Josephus, Tacitus, and Pliny the Younger — none of them Christian — all confirm the existence of early Christians who worshipped Christ as risen. Their hostility to the claim is the strongest evidence of its antiquity.
Section VI

The Fideograph Verdict

Verdict: Historically Verified. Josephus, Tacitus, and Pliny the Younger — none of them Christian — all confirm the existence of early Christians who worshipped Christ as risen. Their hostility to the claim is the strongest evidence of its antiquity.
The Doctrine
The Resurrection
Jesus of Nazareth was crucified, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose bodily from the dead. The resurrection is a historical event…
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