If biblical jesus did i doubt his follows now would look over the fact he was a Marxist because you know biblical
jesus was a communist.

Just honestly don't care.

(January 27, 2016 at 10:02 pm)Cephus Wrote:

(January 27, 2016 at 8:20 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: Yes. He cuts my lawn every other week in the summer.

I honestly do have a gardener named Jesus, which always makes me laugh when someone says that.

I'm not kidding. Last name is Contreras (I think). I do note that he will not work on Sundays.

Jesus definitely existed. I know that a lot of people try to dismiss his existence entirely because the accounts we base his existence on are second-hand and/or written many years after he died, but people have to understand that by classical historical standards that's pretty good evidence.

But like others said, no, the miracle man definitely did not exist.

(January 27, 2016 at 10:49 pm)Aegon Wrote: Jesus definitely existed. I know that a lot of people try to dismiss his existence entirely because the accounts we base his existence on are second-hand and/or written many years after he died, but people have to understand that by classical historical standards that's pretty good evidence.

But like others said, no, the miracle man definitely did not exist.

I doubt he did because there was no evidence of mary or her supposed virgin birth.

(January 27, 2016 at 8:15 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Was Jesus of Nazareth an historical person?  I voted for the first option, "Yes, absolutely."

I believe so myself. Here's a great resource besides the bible. Interesting that many christians don't even look at this:

http://www.near-death.com/science/research/jesus.html

(January 27, 2016 at 10:49 pm)Aegon Wrote: Jesus definitely existed. I know that a lot of people try to dismiss his existence entirely because the accounts we base his existence on are second-hand and/or written many years after he died, but people have to understand that by classical historical standards that's pretty good evidence.

But like others said, no, the miracle man definitely did not exist.

Read Richard Carrier's "On The Historicity of Jesus" and find out how wrong you are.

(January 27, 2016 at 11:19 pm)scoobysnack Wrote:

(January 27, 2016 at 8:15 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Was Jesus of Nazareth an historical person?  I voted for the first option, "Yes, absolutely."

I believe so myself. Here's a great resource besides the bible. Interesting that many christians don't even look at this:

http://www.near-death.com/science/research/jesus.html

Right, because it is a well known fact that people are simply incapable of making shit up.

(January 27, 2016 at 11:21 pm)Minimalist Wrote:

(January 27, 2016 at 10:49 pm)Aegon Wrote: Jesus definitely existed. I know that a lot of people try to dismiss his existence entirely because the accounts we base his existence on are second-hand and/or written many years after he died, but people have to understand that by classical historical standards that's pretty good evidence.

But like others said, no, the miracle man definitely did not exist.

Read Richard Carrier's "On The Historicity of Jesus" and find out how wrong you are.

Considering Carrier's less than savory reputation among biblical historians, I'll pass. No proper scholarly journal is even willing to review that book.

(January 27, 2016 at 8:42 pm)Irrational Wrote: The best answer is he likely existed, but no one can be absolutely sure.

Actually, I think the best answer is he likely did not exist, but no one can be absolutely sure.

Except we can be quite sure the miracle working biblical Jesus is fiction. Radical religious preacher...maybe,but probably not. More likely an amalgamation of many such preachers of that time.