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Suetonius on Christians

Suetonius on Christians

Mentions of Christians by the historian Suetonius

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Photo: written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (ca. 69/75–after 130), printed by Robert I Estienne (1503–1559) · Commons · Public domain · Resized

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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. In this context "Chresto" is mentioned. Some scholars see this as a likely reference to Jesus, while others see it as referring to another person living in Rome, of whom we have no information.

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Image: written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (ca. 69/75–after 130), printed by Robert I Estienne (1503–1559), Public domain · Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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