Original sentence: However, there were no mention of these passages by early Christian writers, in the case of Tacitus nothing being noted about Christianity until the 'translation' by Sulpicius Severus.Some also claim that evidence for a historical Jesus is provided by the Epistles, especially those by Paul.The only record that actually mentions Jesus is that of Josephus, the authenticity of which is still greatly debated.This includes the idea that interpretations of Jesus' sayings are secondhand and literary extrapolations from his actions and include mythologized invented detail, or indeed simply reinterpretations of older myths; virgin births, sacrifice and so on were common features of 'pagan godmen
Edited sentence: Evidence for a historical Jesus is also provided by the Epistles, especially those by Paul.The only record that actually mentions Jesus is that of Josephus, the authenticity of which is still debated.This includes the idea that interpretations of Jesus' sayings are secondhand and literary extrapolations from his actions and include mythologized invented detail