(December 8, 2011 at 12:57 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote:I know the story itself is incoherent and false, but I'm saying whether or not any texts, or any other kind of evidence, mentions Jesus - outside of the Bible obviously. By evidence I don't mean evidence in favor of divinely inspired miracles, but just possible accounts of a person names Jesus, who once lived, which then could have inspired myths and tales revolving around this person who possibly once strolled upon the Earth.(December 8, 2011 at 12:33 pm)Minimalist Wrote: But what he asked was "is there any evidence" for it.
And my first concern was "evidence for what exactly?" It seems to me that "historical Jesus" is an undefined term. My second concern was "proving what story?" If the Christians can't tell a coherent story, looking for the real person the story is based on is moot. 3 and 4 were about the problems that you encounter when you start looking for evidence for some undefined core behind the incoherent story.
I don't think there is any, but I could be wrong.