Secular Evidence for Jesus (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Quizzes
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What is secular evidence?
What is secular evidence?
Evidence from non-religious sources
Why are secular sources often viewed as more reliable than religious sources?
Why are secular sources often viewed as more reliable than religious sources?
They present info without promoting faith
What role did Pliny the Younger hold?
What role did Pliny the Younger hold?
Governor of Roman Province of Bithynia
To whom did Pliny the Younger write seeking advice about Christians?
To whom did Pliny the Younger write seeking advice about Christians?
Emperor Trajan
What did Pliny say Christians did regarding Jesus?
What did Pliny say Christians did regarding Jesus?
Worshipped Christ as a god
What was Pliny's concern if Christianity continued to spread?
What was Pliny's concern if Christianity continued to spread?
Temples would become empty
When was Tacitus born?
When was Tacitus born?
56 CE
What was Tacitus's attitude towards Christianity?
What was Tacitus's attitude towards Christianity?
Suspicious and hostile
Why does Tacitus's negative view of Christianity strengthen his testimony?
Why does Tacitus's negative view of Christianity strengthen his testimony?
He had no reason to invent favourable details
According to Tacitus, who executed Jesus?
According to Tacitus, who executed Jesus?
Procurator Pontius Pilate
During which emperor's reign was Jesus executed according to Tacitus?
During which emperor's reign was Jesus executed according to Tacitus?
Emperor Tiberius
Why are Pliny and Tacitus's accounts particularly valuable to historians?
Why are Pliny and Tacitus's accounts particularly valuable to historians?
They wrote without religious bias