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*that [[Pontius Pilate]], described in the Bible as a Judean Roman Prefect who ordered the [[Crucifixion]] of [[Jesus]], never held that powerful position.

*that [[Pontius Pilate]], described in the Bible as a Judean Roman Prefect who ordered the [[Crucifixion]] of [[Jesus]], never held that powerful position.

::''Disproof'': archeologists excavating an ancient amphitheater in Palestine discovered in 1961 a massive limestone having the inscription, "Pontius Pilate, Prefect of Judea."<ref>http://www.bible-history.com/pontius_pilate/pilateArchaeology.htm</ref>

::''Disproof'': archeologists excavating an ancient amphitheater in Palestine discovered in 1961 a massive limestone having the inscription, "Pontius Pilate, Prefect of Judea."<ref>http://www.bible-history.com/pontius_pilate/pilateArchaeology.htm</ref>

*that there was only weak evidence for the existence of the high priest Caiaphus, who according to the [[New Testament]] turned Jesus over to Pilate for [[Crucifixion]]

*that there was only weak evidence for the existence of the high priest Caiaphas, who according to the [[New Testament]] turned Jesus over to Pilate for [[Crucifixion]]

::''Disproof'': in 1990, archaeologists discovered a burial cave dating from around 50 A.D., only 20 years after the Crucifixion, which contained a stone ossuary engraved with his formal name "Jehosaph son of Caiapha."

::''Disproof'': in 1990, archaeologists discovered a burial cave dating from around 50 A.D., only 20 years after the Crucifixion, which contained a stone ossuary engraved with his formal name "Jehosaph son of Caiapha."

*that the Hittites—mentioned more than 50 times in the Old Testament, did not exist because no trace of this ancient civilization could be found for many years.  

*that the Hittites—mentioned more than 50 times in the Old Testament, did not exist because no trace of this ancient civilization could be found for many years.