Roman Historian Valleus Paterculus Notes referring to Jesus of Nazareth

 

 

Valleus Paterculus, a Roman historian, was nineteen years old when Jesus born. His works have been thought to be extinct. There are only two historians that make reference to his writings, Priscian and Tacitus, who speak of him as a descendant of an equestrian family of Campania. Valleus was a close friend of Caesar, who raised him by degrees until he became one of the great men of Rome, and for sixteen years commanded the army. He returned to Rome in 31 A.D. and finished his work, which is called Historia Romania. 

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Valleus says that in Judea he met a man called Jesus of Nazareth, who was one of the most remarkable characters he had ever met; that he was more afraid of Jesus than of a whole army, for he cures all manner of diseases and raised the dead, and when he cursed the orchards of fruit-trees or the barrenness, they instantly withered to their roots. He says that although Jesus has such power, he does not use it to injure any one, but seems to help the poor. The Jews are divided in their opinion of Him, the poorer class claiming Him as their king and their deliverer from Roman authority. Rich Jews hated and cursed His behind His back, and call him an Egyptian necromancer, though their are a afraid of Him as of death itself. 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: This report was found the Vatican at Rome. I urge you to read the entire report by Pilate to the Emperor; for he gives details of the entire events of Christ's crucifixion and emotions that are not expressed in the scriptures! Pilate's personal report is very moving and lends powerful emotions expressed by many during that time.