1) Jesus lived during time of Tiberius Caesar.
This seems fairly clear. I don't see a reason to doubt Tacitus on this.
2) He lived a virtuous life.
There is no evidence of this aside from the Testimonium Flavium -- see below. Sure, it's possible, but again, this is heresay evidence.
3) He was a wonder worker.
The only extra-biblical evidence of this that I know is Josephus in the Testimonium Flavium. This reference is considered by most scholars to be a latter insertion. It certainly makes no sense for Josephus to say most of what is in that passage since he was not a Christian but an observant Jew. Regardless, this is heresay evidence at best since Josephus was not a witness.
4) He had a brother {some say cousin} named James.
If you're going to play the game, then you must stick by the rules. This comes from Josephus. He does not say cousin. He says brother. The reference is debated, but I accept as likely correct. Keep in mind that Josephus, in this case, was working from heresay evidence. So this is heresay at best.
5) He was acclaimed to be the Messiah.
Again, from Josephus. Maybe it was an interpolation into Josephus, maybe he wrote it himself. Since Josephus considered Vespasian "Messiah" it is doubtful that he would permit such a claim to go without comment, but he does not seem to comment on it in the relevant passage -- so this is a no go.
6) He was crucified under Pontius Pilate.
No reason to doubt this one either. Tacitus is not unimpeachable, but I buy it.
7) He was crucified on the eve of the Jewish Passover.
Where does this come from? I'm not aware of a first or very early second century source that claims this. It may not even be true if some analyses of the gospels themselves are correct.
8) Darkness and an earthquake occurred when he died.
There is no extra-biblical non-Christian evidence of this. Provide some actual evidence or retract it. An eclipse occurring in the general vicinity is not evidence that such things occurred when he died. This is a very specific claim that requires specific evidence.
9) His disciples believe he rose from the dead.
Sure. That seems pretty evident.
10) His disciples were willing to die for their belief.
We are not so sure of this, especially not from extrabiblical sources. Unless you are referring to Christian extra-biblical sources. If you refer to these, then that reference carries consequences. Are we to accept everything that Christians wrote about Jesus?
11) Christianity spread as far as Rome.
Sure. It spread further. What possible difference does that make. I don't think anyone doubts that Christianity was the dominant religion in the Medieval period in Europe.
12) His disciples denied the Roman gods and worshiped Jesus as God.
Again, so what? We know what other people thought about Jesus. I thought this was supposed to be about evidence for why the NT writers wrote the truth about him, not what other people thought.
Remember these are all facts that can be found in "Non-Christian" independent sources.
No, actually not all those "facts" can be found in 'non-Christian' sources.
