Jesus was written about in the four gospels plus Paul’s letters plus Hebrews, James, Jude, etc., all of which were circulated at a time when they could have been refuted by people who were actually there. They were also circulated widely and to a general audience. We literally have nothing like this for any other figure from the ancient world.
I like the references to Josephus and Tacitus because Josephus is clearly anti-Christian, but Christians can’t let the atheists exclude scriptures as historical documents in the debate. It’s like us fighting with all our best players sitting on the bench while we bring in the third-string walk-ons and a few guys who were sitting in the crowd.
Agreed, but we must also be able to provide independent verification in order to catch the secular eye. Since athiests deny the gospels outright, using them is a circular argument from their perspective. Having Josephus and Tacitus write about an insignificant person in an obscure region of the Roman empire is a game-changer and should be our go-to response when they spout their inanity.
1 Peter 3:15