Suetonius on Christians
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Suetonius on Christians
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The Roman historian Suetonius mentions early Christians and may refer to Jesus Christ in his work Lives of the Twelve Caesars. One passage in the biography of the Emperor Claudius Divus Claudius 25, refers to agitations in the Roman Jewish community and the expulsion of Jews from Rome by Claudius during his reign, which may be the expulsion mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles (18:2). In this context "Chresto" is mentioned. Some scholars see this as a likely reference to Jesus, while others see
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Mentions of Christians by the historian Suetonius
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suetonius_on_Christians
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2011-02-11T12:32:32Z
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2024-09-14T10:46:44Z
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