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[Gnomefro]

And just FYI, The Case for Christ is written by a professional liar. Lee Strobel is not a historian, doesn't even begin to engage critics(Rather, he helpfully brings in Evangelical Christian "experts" to explain what the critics mean and subsequently knock over some strawmen) and in general is one of the least credible sources you could refer anyone to. The fact that you did this is alone more than good enough reason to think you never bothered to read any original sources.

[Gnomefro]

Even if one takes the view that the Testimonium is only a partial forgery, Josephus was actually born after Jesus allegedly was crucified, so he can not have first hand information, which in short means - he would be copying the gospels. This is also almost certainly true of all other sources, such as Tacitus.(Meaning, we have no reason to think they used other sources than Christian ones)

[Gnomefro]

The other passage, the Testimonium Flavianum, is a well known forgery where "Josephus" writes about Jesus like an evangelical Christian acknowledging everything and the kitchen sink, including the resurrection stated as a fact, something there is no chance in hell that he would do, because he was a Jew.

There are other reasons for believing it's a full on fabrication as well, such as earlier church fathers being dismayed that Josephus didn't write about Jesus.

[Gnomefro]

"First of all the crucifiction is stated history from non-biblical historians of the times (Josephus)"

Nonsense. There are two passages there that liars for Jesus use. One talking about "James, the brother of Jesus who was called the Christ" - unfortunately, if one actually reads the whole passage, it's clear that this "Jesus Christ" was in fact "Jesus, son of Damneus" a cleric who became high priest in the passage, and that's why he had the "Christ" title.

[Melki]

But from what I read this account may be right as well:

- The women friends of Mary Magdalene entered the tomb and met the angel on the right first. Then while they were wondering, both angels appear next.