(November 18, 2017 at 2:32 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: ...As for Him having founded Christianity, I don't claim to know what the "general consensus" is there, but it is true (despite Succumbs' accusations of me lying) that this is what my World History book taught us in High school. 10th grade. I distinctly remember this because I went to a public school at the time and I thought it was cool that Jesus was being acknowledged as a real person in history, outside of anything religion related. And though Paul played a huge role in spreading Christianity and establishing it officially, it was Jesus' name that was stated as the actual founder of the new faith...
Are these are your words?
Quote:The general consensus amongst historians world wide is that Jesus was a real person who died by crucifixion under punctious pilot,
And these?
Quote:We have historical evidence of His existence, His death by crucifixion, His 12 disciples and their deaths, and the rapid spread of very early Christianity.
'Scholar' is not a protected term, anyone can, and do, call themselves scholars. As I have pointed out numerous time in the past, bible scholars are almost invariably priests and theologians, You know, people with an agenda? Now go and find me a few real historians who state unequivocally that we have historical evidence for Jesus existence. I'll give you one, Bart Ehrman.
It's amazing 'science' always seems to 'find' whatever it is funded for, and never the oppsite. Drich.