RE: Reason Jesus must have been a real person
September 23, 2018 at 8:37 pm
(This post was last modified: September 23, 2018 at 8:39 pm by EgoDeath.)
(September 23, 2018 at 8:14 pm)mrj Wrote:(September 23, 2018 at 1:42 pm)PRJA93 Wrote: There is really no solid evidence Jesus existed. I'd challenge anyone to try and prove otherwise. Then I would ask, do we use the same amount of evidence to assume the existence of other historical figures? If not, why? Why does Jesus get a pass?
The fact is, there is VERY LITTLE evidence of a historical Jesus. Some second hand writings scribbled hundreds of years after his supposed life. Only one of which actually mentions him by name.
Can you provide some background on this? I thought the earliest mention of Jesus is the letters of Paul, 5 years after he supposedly died. Then the Gospel of Mark about 10 years after that. And then Matthew, and so forth. Are you referring to actual historical writings and not the New Testament?
I'm talking about sources outside of the Bible. You can count the number of writings about Jesus outside of the Bible on one hand.
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
