He was [the] Christ; and when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him, for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day. ” ​ — Josephus — ​ The Complete Works, translated by William Whiston.
Tema oli Kristus. Meie rahva juhtide kaebuse peale mõistis Pilatus ta ristisurma, aga need, kes teda armastasid, ei jätnud teda maha. Sest kolmandal päeval ilmus ta neile elavana, nagu Jumala prohvetid olid tema kohta ette kuulutanud — nii seda kui ka tuhandeid muid imepäraseid asju.