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Medieval Jewish writers identified a Roman soldier named Pantera as Jesus's father. The tombstone of such a soldier was found in 19th century Germany. Rather than whether he was Jesus's real dad, was this the same Pantera in the mind of Jewish writers?

by /u/jurble in /r/AskHistorians

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