Evidence Outside the Bible
Beyond the Gospels
What Rome, the rabbis, and pagan critics wrote about Jesus.
Tap a witness to read the actual quotation — or tap a fact below to see who attests it.
A fair word
These are the most-cited non-Christian references to Jesus. A few are debated among scholars, and those are flagged honestly. The point is not that these prove Christianity, but that Jesus’ basic history is attested well beyond the church’s own books.