<description>&lt;p&gt;Many scholars argue that the famous passage about Jesus in the writings of Josephus should be dismissed and set aside as a later interpolation by a Christian Scribe. But after his own detailed investigation of this subject, Dr. T.C. Schmidt concluded that this passage has been largely misunderstood. In his new book published by Oxford University Press, he presents compelling new evidence that this passage is not a later addition, but was original to Josephus. On this edition, Shane talks to him about his new book, which is titled. &lt;em&gt;Josphus and Jesus: New Evidence for the one called Christ. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/jesus-in-josephus-and-other-ancient"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Listen to Part 2 of Shane’s Conversation with Dr. T.C. Schmidt&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SPECIAL OFFERS&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To get a FREE copy of T.C. Schmidt’s brand new book, &lt;em&gt;Josephus &amp; Jesus: New Evidence for the One Called Christ,&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://josephusandjesus.com"&gt;click here.&lt;/a&gt; Also, when you upgrade to a paid subscription, we’ll send you a 30+ page PDF resource that highlights many of the important events documented by Josephus from the time of Daniel to the destruction of Jerusalem. If you are already a subscriber, you can download this resource &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-world-of-josephus"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. If you’d like to become a paid subscriber, use the link below.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SHOW NOTES&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Books&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://josephusandjesus.com"&gt;Josephus &amp; Jesus&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;em&gt; T.C. Schmidt &lt;/em&gt;(&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.abebooks.com/9780192866783/Josephus-Jesus-Schmidt-T-C-0192866788/plp"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; for a hardcopy)&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/josephus-essential-works-full-color-edition/paul-maier/9780825432606/pd/3620X"&gt;Josephus: The Essential Works&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;em&gt; edited by Paul Maier&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.abebooks.com/9780802883261/Man-Early-Jewish-Literature-Volume-0802883265/plp"&gt;Son of Man Volume 1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Richard Bauckham&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&amp;#38;amp;p=1233100&amp;#38;amp;item_no=552953"&gt;Can We Trust The Gospels?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Peter J. Williams&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/isbn/9781784983659/"&gt;Is Jesus History?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; John Dickson&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&amp;#38;amp;p=1233100&amp;#38;amp;item_no=874310"&gt;Jesus &amp; The Eyewitnesses&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Richard Bauckham&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&amp;#38;amp;p=1233100&amp;#38;amp;item_no=328612"&gt;A Doubter’s Guide To Jesus&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;em&gt; John Dickson&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&amp;#38;amp;p=1233100&amp;#38;amp;item_no=929234"&gt;Testimonies to the Truth&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;em&gt; Lydia McGrew&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/joanna-an-obscure-disciple-or-lukes"&gt;Luke’s Key Witness&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Articles&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/on-faith-and-history"&gt;On Faith &amp; History&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;em&gt; Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/outside-the-gospels-what-can-we-really"&gt;Outside The Gospels, What Can We Know About Jesus&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;em&gt;Shane&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/a-pre-70-date-for-the-gospels-and"&gt;A Pre-70 Date for the Gospels &amp; Acts&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;em&gt; Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-implications-of-70-ad-on-the"&gt;The Implications of 70 AD on the Date of the Gospels &amp; Acts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-date-of-johns-gospel-revisited"&gt;The Date of John’s Gospel, Revisited&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/new-evidence-for-a-historical-moses"&gt;New Evidence for a Historical Moses&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;em&gt; Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/is-luke-a-trustworthy-historian"&gt;Is Luke a Trustworthy Historian&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;em&gt; Sir William Ramsay&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/can-we-trust-lukes-history-of-the"&gt;Can We Trust Luke’s History of the Early Jesus Movement?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://shanerose.substack.com/p/authenticating-the-fourth-gospel"&gt;Authenticating The Fourth Gospel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.modernreformation.org/resources/articles/the-four-gospels-as-authentic-testimony"&gt;The Gospels as Authentic Testimony&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Richard Bauckham&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Audio&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/jesus-in-josephus-and-other-ancient"&gt;Jesus in Josephus &amp; Other Ancient Texts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;ep. #78 with T.C. Schmidt&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://undeceptions.com/podcast/jesus-proof/"&gt;Jesus Proof&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;em&gt;Undeceptions with John Dickson featuring T.C. Schmidt&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/stories-of-jesus-can-they-be-trusted"&gt;Stories of Jesus: Can They Be Trusted&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;em&gt;ep. #61 with Peter J. Williams&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/are-the-gospels-history-or-fiction"&gt;Are the Gospels History or Fiction&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;em&gt; ep. #52 with John Dickson&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-gospels-as-eyewitness-testimony"&gt;The Gospels As Eyewitness Testimony&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;em&gt; ep. #48 with Richard Bauckham&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/fake-or-authentic"&gt;Fake or Authentic?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;ep. #10 with Lydia McGrew&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/authenticating-the-book-of-acts"&gt;Authenticating The Book of Acts&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;em&gt; ep. #24with Lydia McGrew&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-gospel-creed"&gt;The Gospel Creed&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;ep. #9&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/faith-founded-on-facts"&gt;Faith Founded on Facts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, ep. #15&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-jesus-of-history"&gt;The Jesus of History&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;em&gt; ep. #12 — featuring an earlier discussion of Josephus&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Video&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqP-6xN8-vc&amp;#38;t=1807s"&gt;Richard Bauckham on Josephus&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Give Me an Answer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu8-7DrPJDY"&gt;History Channel program on Josephus&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Naked Archaeologist&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://tyndalehouse.com/explore/videos/can-we-trust-the-gospels/"&gt;Can We Trust the Gospels&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;em&gt; Peter J. Williams &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Ylt1pBMm8&amp;#38;t=3s"&gt;New Evidence for the Gospels&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Peter J. Williams &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbBVBUeHXZ4&amp;#38;t=516s"&gt;Evidence for the Resurrection&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Peter J. Williams&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuZPPGvF_2I&amp;#38;t=594s"&gt;Are the Gospels Reliable?&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Peter J. Williams &amp; Bart Ehrman &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to The Humble Skeptic at &lt;a href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;www.humbleskeptic.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

The Humble Skeptic

Truth Isn't Afraid of Questions

Did Josephus Ever Mention Jesus?

AUG 14, 202555 MIN
The Humble Skeptic

Did Josephus Ever Mention Jesus?

AUG 14, 202555 MIN

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<p>Many scholars argue that the famous passage about Jesus in the writings of Josephus should be dismissed and set aside as a later interpolation by a Christian Scribe. But after his own detailed investigation of this subject, Dr. T.C. Schmidt concluded that this passage has been largely misunderstood. In his new book published by Oxford University Press, he presents compelling new evidence that this passage is not a later addition, but was original to Josephus. On this edition, Shane talks to him about his new book, which is titled. <em>Josphus and Jesus: New Evidence for the one called Christ. </em></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/jesus-in-josephus-and-other-ancient"><strong>Listen to Part 2 of Shane’s Conversation with Dr. T.C. Schmidt</strong></a></p><p>SPECIAL OFFERS</p><p>To get a FREE copy of T.C. Schmidt’s brand new book, <em>Josephus & Jesus: New Evidence for the One Called Christ,</em> <a target="_blank" href="https://josephusandjesus.com">click here.</a> Also, when you upgrade to a paid subscription, we’ll send you a 30+ page PDF resource that highlights many of the important events documented by Josephus from the time of Daniel to the destruction of Jerusalem. If you are already a subscriber, you can download this resource <a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-world-of-josephus">here</a>. If you’d like to become a paid subscriber, use the link below.</p><p>SHOW NOTES</p><p><strong>Books</strong><a target="_blank" href="https://josephusandjesus.com">Josephus & Jesus</a>,<em> T.C. Schmidt </em>(<a target="_blank" href="https://www.abebooks.com/9780192866783/Josephus-Jesus-Schmidt-T-C-0192866788/plp">click here</a> for a hardcopy)<a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/josephus-essential-works-full-color-edition/paul-maier/9780825432606/pd/3620X">Josephus: The Essential Works</a>,<em> edited by Paul Maier</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.abebooks.com/9780802883261/Man-Early-Jewish-Literature-Volume-0802883265/plp">Son of Man Volume 1</a>, <em>Richard Bauckham</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&#38;amp;p=1233100&#38;amp;item_no=552953">Can We Trust The Gospels?</a> <em>Peter J. Williams</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/isbn/9781784983659/">Is Jesus History?</a><em> John Dickson</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&#38;amp;p=1233100&#38;amp;item_no=874310">Jesus & The Eyewitnesses</a>, <em>Richard Bauckham</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&#38;amp;p=1233100&#38;amp;item_no=328612">A Doubter’s Guide To Jesus</a>,<em> John Dickson</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&#38;amp;p=1233100&#38;amp;item_no=929234">Testimonies to the Truth</a>,<em> Lydia McGrew</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/joanna-an-obscure-disciple-or-lukes">Luke’s Key Witness</a>, <em>Shane Rosenthal</em></p><p><strong>Articles</strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/on-faith-and-history">On Faith & History</a>,<em> Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/outside-the-gospels-what-can-we-really">Outside The Gospels, What Can We Know About Jesus</a>? <em>Shane</em> <em>Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/a-pre-70-date-for-the-gospels-and">A Pre-70 Date for the Gospels & Acts</a>,<em> Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-implications-of-70-ad-on-the">The Implications of 70 AD on the Date of the Gospels & Acts</a>, <em>Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-date-of-johns-gospel-revisited">The Date of John’s Gospel, Revisited</a>,<strong> </strong><em>Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/new-evidence-for-a-historical-moses">New Evidence for a Historical Moses</a>?<em> Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/is-luke-a-trustworthy-historian">Is Luke a Trustworthy Historian</a>?<em> Sir William Ramsay</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/can-we-trust-lukes-history-of-the">Can We Trust Luke’s History of the Early Jesus Movement?</a><em> Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://shanerose.substack.com/p/authenticating-the-fourth-gospel">Authenticating The Fourth Gospel</a>, <em>Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.modernreformation.org/resources/articles/the-four-gospels-as-authentic-testimony">The Gospels as Authentic Testimony</a>, <em>Richard Bauckham</em></p><p><strong>Audio</strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/jesus-in-josephus-and-other-ancient">Jesus in Josephus & Other Ancient Texts</a>, <em>ep. #78 with T.C. Schmidt</em><a target="_blank" href="https://undeceptions.com/podcast/jesus-proof/">Jesus Proof</a>? <em>Undeceptions with John Dickson featuring T.C. Schmidt</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/stories-of-jesus-can-they-be-trusted">Stories of Jesus: Can They Be Trusted</a>? <em>ep. #61 with Peter J. Williams</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/are-the-gospels-history-or-fiction">Are the Gospels History or Fiction</a>?<em> ep. #52 with John Dickson</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-gospels-as-eyewitness-testimony">The Gospels As Eyewitness Testimony</a>,<em> ep. #48 with Richard Bauckham</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/fake-or-authentic">Fake or Authentic?</a> <em>ep. #10 with Lydia McGrew</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/authenticating-the-book-of-acts">Authenticating The Book of Acts</a>,<em> ep. #24with Lydia McGrew</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-gospel-creed">The Gospel Creed</a>, <em>ep. #9</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/faith-founded-on-facts">Faith Founded on Facts</a><em>, ep. #15</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-jesus-of-history">The Jesus of History</a>,<em> ep. #12 — featuring an earlier discussion of Josephus</em></p><p><strong>Video</strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqP-6xN8-vc&#38;t=1807s">Richard Bauckham on Josephus</a>, <em>Give Me an Answer</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu8-7DrPJDY">History Channel program on Josephus</a>, <em>The Naked Archaeologist</em><a target="_blank" href="https://tyndalehouse.com/explore/videos/can-we-trust-the-gospels/">Can We Trust the Gospels</a>?<em> Peter J. Williams </em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Ylt1pBMm8&#38;t=3s">New Evidence for the Gospels</a>, <em>Peter J. Williams </em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbBVBUeHXZ4&#38;t=516s">Evidence for the Resurrection</a>, <em>Peter J. Williams</em> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuZPPGvF_2I&#38;t=594s">Are the Gospels Reliable?</a>, <em>Peter J. Williams & Bart Ehrman </em></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Humble Skeptic at <a href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.humbleskeptic.com/subscribe</a>