Jesus is also referred to by Suetonius (first century); Jewish historian Josephus (first century); and Pliny the Younger, governor of Bithynia (early second century).
तसंच, दुसऱ्‍या शतकाच्या सुरुवातीला बिथुनियाचा शासक धाकटा प्लिनी यानंही येशूचा उल्लेख केला होता.