The testimony of Jesus' contemporaries, including Herod, Pontius Pilate, and Joseph and Mary, holds a timeless fascination for anyone interested in New Testament literature. Ongoing debate over his classic work's authenticity makes it an engrossing read for those interested in judging for themselves.

Reprint of 1887 book.

These are the official documents made in the courts in the days of Jesus Christ, translated into English. From manuscripts in Constantinople and the records of the senatorial docket taken from the Vatican at Rome. A partial contents: Constantine's letter in re: having 50 copies of the Scriptures written and bound; Jonathan's interview with the Bethlehem shepherds; Gamaliel's interview with Joseph and Mary and others concerning Jesus; Report of Caiaphas to the Sanhedrim concerning the execution of Jesus; Pilate's report to Caesar of the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus.

Excerpt from The Archko Volume: Or the Archeological Writings of the Sanhedrim and Talmuds of the Jews (Intra Secus) Believing that no event, of as much importance as the death of Jesus of Nazareth was to the world, could have transpired without some record being made of it by his enemies in their courts, legislations and histories, I commenced investigating the subject. After many years of study, and after consulting various histories and corresponding with many scholars, I secured the assistance of two learned men - Drs. McIntosh and Twyman - and went to the Vatican at Rome, and then, to the Jewish Tulmuds at Constantinople, incurring a risk of my life as well as expending a good deal of money. As a result, I have compiled the following book, which will he found one of the most strange and interesting works ever read. It may appear fragmentary, but the reader will remember that it is the record of men made nearly two thousand years ago. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.