Is there anything in the Gospels of the Bible that can be verified?

I recently had a “discussion” with a theist who pointed to Tacitus as verifying the execution of Jesus. If you muck around in Wikipedia (yeah, I know!) the short version is that he mentions the execution, but it is unclear if he is reporting on an actual event or what early christians believed, so the citation is disputed as verifying the actual event. Having read what Wikipedia has for the translation, I am convinced it’s unclear what he was reporting on.

Therefore, my stance remains that the Bible doesn’t have anything verified (except for cities, lakes, etc.) stands. I suppose I should modify this to refer to events of significance, but I’m unsure how to word this in a way that is likely to influence anyone who might be influenceable.

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