Did Jesus Really Exist ???

[locusts]

He was neither rich nor powerful he did not even have a home that he call his own . Yet his teaching have influenced millions .did jesus really exist ? What do both modern and ancient authorities say ????

[jackthehat]

Why don't you tell us?

[Canary42]

Jesus Christ !

[mibn2cweus]

No fossil of Jesus has ever been found, therefore, no evidence . . . no Jesus.

[jno]

most likely. The people seem to have held prophets in high esteem. Why would anyone invent one when they could simply be one?

[Peter Pedant]

we all know there is no independent reference
the one in Josephus is an interpellation

please dont do this to us - er jesus wdnt like it
you know - I was crucified so that the poor saps on AB cd go free

[Peter Pedant]

mibbzie - cruel man
can you please take this serious question - er serioiusly !

[Tyrion44]

He is mentioned in a couple of non-Christian texts dated to that time.

[Ellipsis]

I believe that Jesus, Mohammed and Buddha all most likely existed.

[jno]

there are estimated to have been about 250m people alive at the time. There is evidence for the existence of almost none of them - except the existence of us, their descendants.

[beso]

Tyrion44 //He is mentioned in a couple of non-Christian texts dated to that time.//

If that were the case it would be published far and wide. There are no contemporary accounts of Jesus.

[naomi24]

Mohammed and Buddha existed, of that there is no doubt, but there is no evidence for the existence of Jesus. Personally, I believe he did exist and was an influential man … but he wasn’t what he is alleged to have been. No magic involved.

[saintpeter48]

If David Blaine had been around at the time displaying a few magic tricks then he would be lauded as the Messiah.
Back then in the days of no transport, apart from donkeys and camels, no newspapers, no news of any kind, it was all word of mouth, 'John Browns got a dog' stuff, by the time it had been whispered and spread from village to village it would be, 'Johns got a brown dog that has been stuffed'!

[Chinajan]

Sources for the historicity of Jesus:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sources_for_the_historicity_of_Jesus

[burlyshirley]

Yes, I believe he existed, but not as the son of God. He was a very charismatic man who people believed and followed willingly.

[lankeela]

"He was a very charismatic man who people believed and followed willingly" perhaps his real name was Boris.

[burlyshirley]

^ Who knows.

[pixie374]

Possibly he existed as a person. Come back in 2000 years, and it will be Derren Brown instead:-)

[naomi24]

Strip away the subsequently constructed myth around Jesus and with a bit of detective work a very different story emerges.

[DTCwordfan]

Yes, he was probably Professor of Theology at the Aleph Beth University in Jerusalem.

[Canary42]

If he built such a long-lasting legend with only 12 followers, just think how some of the Twitterati will be endure with their millions of followers