Welcome to the Investigators Guide to the Bible. We need to slow down a bit in this episode and develop a witness list. Who should we question when any witnesses related to this case would be, um...dead? Did any of the people who interacted with the Holy Family leave a testimony behind? Where might we find them?

Resources and References so I can pretend I’m really smart:

*Most Bible quotes come from the New American Bible, Revised Edition. Washington, DC: Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, 2010 This is just my working Bible for most of these episodes. Any Bible you use will be fine for all of the Biblical references.

1. Bergsma, John. Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls. New York: Image Penguin Random House, 2019

2. Meinardus, Otto F.A. The Holy Family in Egypt. Cairo, Egypt: The American University in Cairo Press, 1986

3. Filas, Francis L., S.J. Joseph: The Man Closest to Jesus. Boston: Daughters of St. Paul, 1962

4. van der Hoeven, A.A.M. Jesus and Moses – Mary Magdalene. April 26, 2009 (http://www.jesusking.info/Jesus_and_Moses.pdf, accessed 10 Apr 2023)

Historicity of Jesus References:

Brown, Raymond E. The Birth of the Messiah, Updated Edition. New York: Doubleday, 1993

Pitre, Brant. The Case for Jesus: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Christ. New York: Image, 2016

Windle, Bryan. “Top Ten Historical References to Jesus Outside of the Bible.” Bible Archaeology Report, 18 Nov 2022. (https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2022/11/18/top-ten-historical-references-to-jesus-outside-of-the-bible/, accessed 8 Apr 2025)

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