Former atheist Joe Rogan left in amazement after being gifted 'evidence that Jesus was real'
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Joe Rogan - a self-described 'atheist' - was amazed after being gifted what his guest claimed is evidence Jesus was real. The podcaster had religious scholar Wesley Huff on his show this week where, during the course of their discussion, Rogan admitted he may have had things wrong about the religion.
![[The text is a copy of the Book of John: 18 that says 'Jesus is on trial before Pontius Pilate' - the Roman governor who sentenced Jesus to death .]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/19/93929153-14267507-image-m-6_1736452779128.jpg)
Huff handed Rogan a replica of what Christians say is one the oldest known manuscripts of the Bible, known as Papyrus 52, which is believed to be the oldest excerpt of the long-lost Gospel of John in the Bible. Thought to have been written nearly 2,000 years ago, the artifact details how Jesus stood trial and some consider it eyewitness testimony from the period leading up to his crucifixion.
![[Wesley Huff (left) was a guest on the Joe Rogan (right) Experience this week, where he discussed biblical text on papyrus, drawings from Ancient Rome and other accounts in scripture to make his case]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/20/93929219-14267507-image-a-7_1736452901987.jpg)
Rogan, receiving the gift with a stunned look on his face, said: 'Wow. That's unbelievable. Wow. That's so fascinating.'. Christians hail Papyrus 52 as evidence that the events in the Bible took place as they are described in the Holy text. Rogan has flip flopped between being a believer and non-believer, something he attributes to a difficult childhood.
![[A Biblical scholar highlighted a drawing from Ancient Rome called the Alexamenos Graffito, which he said is 'the earliest depiction of Jesus on the cross']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/22/93925439-14267507-A_Biblical_scholar_highlighted_a_drawing_from_Ancient_Rome_calle-a-11_1736463242925.jpg)
He has previously said growing up he was 'pretty atheist' but became spiritual after the death of his grandfather. Huff gifted Rogan a replica of the 'oldest evidence for the biblical New Testament,' a first-century papyrus found in Egypt featuring text from the Book of John: 18,.
![[It depicts a man worshiping a another man with a donkey's head who's being crucified, which the expert claimed was graffiti mocking Jesus]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/22/93925441-14267507-It_depicts_a_man_worshiping_a_another_man_with_a_donkey_s_head_w-a-12_1736463242925.jpg)
The text is a copy of the Book of John: 18 that says 'Jesus is on trial before Pontius Pilate' - the Roman governor who sentenced Jesus to death . Huff, the son of missionaries, was born in Pakistan and grew up surrounded by religion, saying his family had the Bhagavad Gita [Hindu scripture], the Book of Mormon and the Koran on the shelf.
![[A study from 1986 determined Jesus died from exhaustion asphyxia]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/20/93929229-14267507-image-m-12_1736453033058.jpg)
