Why the Testimonium Taciteum Is Authentic:

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" Why the Testimonium Taciteum Is Authentic: "
Willem J. C. Blom

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1085522
Doc. No	:	LA129151
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15700720-12341409‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Willem J. C. Blom
Title & Author	:	Why the Testimonium Taciteum Is Authentic: [Article] : A Response to Carrier\ Willem J. C. Blom
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Vigiliae Christianae
Date	:	2019
Volume/ Issue Number	:	73/5
Page No	:	564–581
Abstract	:	The reference to Christ in Tacitus’ Annales is one of the earliest references to Jesus by a non-Christian author. Although this so-called “Testimonium Taciteum” is generally accepted as authentic, arguments against the authenticity of the passage given by Richard Carrier have not yet received a thorough response. In this article, I will argue that the arguments against authenticity of the Testimonium Taciteum do not rest on solid ground, nor does the alternative interpretation of the passage by Carrier. On the other hand, it is probable that Tacitus referred in his passage to the persecution of Christians, although that persecution may have been less connected with the fire of Rome than is commonly suggested. There are also four arguments that favour the authenticity of the Testimonium. The reference to Christ in Tacitus’ Annales is one of the earliest references to Jesus by a non-Christian author. Although this so-called “Testimonium Taciteum” is generally accepted as authentic, arguments against the authenticity of the passage given by Richard Carrier have not yet received a thorough response. In this article, I will argue that the arguments against authenticity of the Testimonium Taciteum do not rest on solid ground, nor does the alternative interpretation of the passage by Carrier. On the other hand, it is probable that Tacitus referred in his passage to the persecution of Christians, although that persecution may have been less connected with the fire of Rome than is commonly suggested. There are also four arguments that favour the authenticity of the Testimonium.
Descriptor	:	Christ
Descriptor	:	fire of Rome
Descriptor	:	interpolation
Descriptor	:	Tacitus
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15700720-12341409‬