[rollo tomasi]

What lack of evidence? Where did the writings that comprised the New Testament come from in the first place?

It was by empirical evidence, facts and eyewitness accounts by those who saw Jesus Christ. Did you expect Roman Emperors at the time embrace a self proclaimed Deity named Jesus Christ? Emperors used believers in this young movement as killing for fun and sport.

Tacitus, through the authority of the Roman Empire just confirmed this movement. The Annals was an "outside" source that used Roman records, which you objected to hardly existing in the first place.

It is unfortunate that many Roman records and parts of Annals where destroyed, never to be found but Tacitus did conclude:

"Christus" was the founder

Was executed under Pilate during Tiberius's time

Judea was the starting place for this movement

And in 60 AD Christians were being executed for their beliefs in Christ.

All Tiberius did was record previous Roman records (In the case of Christ 70 years after the fact) to provide an archive for future use.

[Alter Kaker]

So basically you concede that there is no direct, contemporaneous evidence for the existence of Jesus outside of the Bible. That was my point all along.