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prefect. This passage has given rise to an intense examination of pros and
cons.[41] Jesus, as a name, is not mentioned; Christianos seems to be a
correction of an original Chrestianos; the persecution of Christians by Nero is
doubtful, mentioned only in Sulpicius Severus (ca. 400), whose text could have
been interpolated back into Tacitus; Tacitus's source must have been, not the
archives, but hearsay from Christians. The strange circumstances of the
discovery of the manuscript in the 15th century also raised questions.[42] A
discussion on the authenticity of the Annals passage remains inconclusive.[43]
4. Lucus a non Lucendo, no evidence can be deduced from the destroyed
pagan manuscripts.[44]
III. The Witness of Paul