Hao, John Baptaesa Hem Really Exist?

Olketa Gospel account storyim wanfala man wea nem blo hem John Baptaesa, wea preach abaotem Kingdom blo God lo Judea. Hao, Bible record abaotem disfala man hem accurate? Tingim diswan:

• Bible sei: “John Baptaesa hem go preach lo wilderness lo Judea, and hem sei: ‘Repent, bikos Kingdom blo heven hem klosap kam nao.’” (Matthew 3:1, 2) Hao, disfala statement hem agree tu witim olketa nara secular source? Yes.

  First-century historian Flavius Josephus hem storyim wanfala man wea nem blo hem “John, wea surname blo hem Baptaesa,” wea “encouragem olketa Jew for duim raeteous samting lo laef,” for “worshipim God,” and “for baptaes.”—Jewish Antiquities, Buk XVIII.

• Bible storyim dat John hem stretem Herod Antipas, wea hem distrik ruler lo Galilee and Perea. Herod hem claimim hem wanfala Jew wea followim Law blo Moses. John criticizem Herod from hem maritim Herodias waef blo haf brata blo hem. (Mark 6:18) Olketa nara source tu sapotim wat Bible talem.

  Historian Josephus sei dat Antipas “[fell] in love witim Herodias” and “hem propose for maritim Herodias.” Herodias acceptim datwan and lusim hasband blo hem for hem maritim Antipas.

• Bible hem sei dat “pipol lo Jerusalem and evriwea lo Judea and evri ples raonem Jordan River olketa go lo [John], and olketa talemaot sin blo olketa and John baptaesim olketa insaed lo Jordan River.”—Matthew 3:5, 6.

  Josephus tu hem agree witim disfala detail, hem raet and sei dat “staka pipol” kam for lukim John and “olketa sermon wea John teachim barava encouragem pipol hia wea lisin.”

Hem klia, datfala first-century historian Josephus hem convince dat John Baptaesa hem wanfala real person. And iumi tu shud convince hem really exist.