Now that you’ve found good evidence for Jesus to be a real person, your second mission will look to see if he was also more than just a regular man as alleged in the Bible:
1. Eyewitness Testimony
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⇒ Why didn’t the religious leaders believe the miracle?
⇒ What is Jesus’ bigger point about blindness in John 9:39?
⇒ Why didn’t the religious leaders believe the miracle?
⇒ They didn’t believe Jesus was actually from God.
⇒ What is Jesus’ bigger point about blindness in John 9:39?
⇒ Everyone suffers from the true blindness of sin, but those who realize it can repent and come to Jesus for healing. (See 1 John 1:5-9 for even more details.)
11. Prophecy
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⇒ What do both prophecies say that the Messiah will do?
⇒ Who specifically does Isaiah prophesy will come?
⇒ What do both prophecies say that the Messiah will do?
⇒ Miracles, opening the eyes of the blind
⇒ Who specifically does Isaiah prophesy will come?
⇒ “Your God will come.” The Messiah would be God.
111. Ancient Non-Christian Historical Accounts
![Pliny the Younger (2nd Century Roman Governor - Despite finding Christians relatively harmless, he persecuted and executed them for their religious beliefs.) "However, they assured me that the main of their fault, or of their mistake was this: That they were wont, on a stated day, to meet together before it was light, and to sing a hymn to Christ, as to a god, alternately; and to oblige themselves by a sacrament [or oath], not to do anything that was ill: but that they would commit no theft, or pilfering, or adultery; that they would not break their promises, or deny what was deposited with them, when it was required back again; after which it was their custom to depart, and to meet again at a common but innocent meal." (Epistle To Trajan, c. 112AD)](https://i0.wp.com/biblebasedfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Authentic-Evidence-Packet-B3.jpg?ssl=1 "Authentic - Evidence Packet (B3)")
![Babylonian Talmud (2nd to 5th Century Jewish Text -The text does not always depict Christianity accurately, but it does provide many unbiased insights.) "And it was taught: On the eve of the Passover Yeshua [the Nazarene] was hanged. For forty days before the execution took place a herald went forth and cried, “He is going forth to be stoned because he has practiced sorcery and enticed Israel to apostasy. Anyone who can say anything in his favor, let him come and plead on his behalf." And since nothing was brought forward in his favor, he was hanged on the eve of Passover."(Sanhedrin 43a, c. 70-300 AD)](https://i0.wp.com/biblebasedfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Authentic-Evidence-Packet-B4-1.jpg?ssl=1 "Authentic - Evidence Packet (B4)")
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⇒ Why does the Babylonian Talmud calling Jesus a “sorcerer” actually give us evidence of His miracles?
⇒ According to Pliny, who was Jesus to early Christians?
⇒ Why does the Babylonian Talmud calling Jesus a “sorcerer” actually give us evidence of His miracles?
⇒ It wasn’t denying the works, just how He did them.
⇒ According to Pliny, who was Jesus to early Christians?
⇒ He says they worshiped him as God.
1V. Archeology
V. Science & Philosophy
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