Talk:John of Gamala

I beefed up the structure of this article by tying it into various other articles related to the authenticity of Christ. I did this mainly to attract the attention of people watching those pages who may be able to add something on the historical character of John of Gamala that is noticeably missing from this article. I never heard of him previously, and was wondering if he really existed or not. Hiberniantears 17:08, 22 January 2006 (UTC)


 * The historicity of Jesus aside, is anyone able to point to historical evidence for John of Gamala? Presumably Cascioli didn't just dream him up, if he plans to take this to the EU court. Are there source documents--Josephus, for example, or rabbinical or pagan sources? Given the nature of the article, we need some basis for the claim that he is a "historical figure." A 19th-century novel is scant evidence. --Tom Allen 18:48, 27 January 2006 (UTC)


 * This entry asserts that John of Gamala is a historical figure but apparently only references a fictitious novel for this assertion. Where is John of Gamala mentioned in ancient literature?  I'd like to see what the real sources have to say. Layman 02:10, 2 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Look's like John is fictional. I've amended the article to say this. --James Hannam 12:04, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

I added a couple sentences about Cascioli's case being dismissed. It seems now that there is more in this article about Cascioli than about John of Gamala. Should we consider renaming the article? Is there anything else to say about Gamala? Wesley 01:29, 30 April 2006 (UTC)