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Josephus does not actually prove that Jesus existed, but he is the only non-Christian first-century author who clearly accepts the word of Christians that Jesus existed. Philo of Alexandria, supposedly a near-contemporary of Jesus, never mentions him although Philo mentions every other Jewish movement of which he was aware.

The Jews and pagans were disinterested in the works of Josephus, and they were only saved because of the value placed on them by early Christians.

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