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Appendix 48 The Historical Accounts of Yeshua: Truth or Fiction? Verses taken from David H. Stern, The Complete Jewish Bible

Dear Theophilos: concerning the matters that have taken place among us, many people have undertaken to draw up accounts based on what was handed down to us by those who from the start were eyewitnesses and proclaimers of the message. Therefore, Your Excellency, since I have carefully investigated all these things from the beginning, it seemed good to me that I too should write you an accurate and ordered narrative , so that you might know how well-founded are the things about which you have been taught. In the presence of the talmidim Yeshua performed many other miracles which have not been recorded in this book. But these which have been recorded are here so that you may trust that Yeshua is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by this trust you have life because of who he is. ~ John 20.30-31 This one is the talmid who is testifying about these things and who has recorded them. And we know that his testimony is true . But there are also many other things Yeshua did; and if they were all to be recorded, I don’t think the whole world could contain the books that would have to be written! ~ John 21.24-25 ~ Luke 1.1-4