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Carrier, "Thallus and the Darkness at Christ's Death" | J. David Stark
In the latest contribution to the Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism, Richard Carrier discusses "Thallus and the Darkness at Christ's Death": It is commonly claimed that a chronologer named Thallus, writing shortly after 52 CE, mentioned the crucifixion of Jesus and the noontime darkness surrounding it (which reportedly eclipsed the whole world for three