Quote:I would say that we have strong evidence for a historical Jesus in Gal 1:19 where a certain James is distinguished from John and Peter by being the adelphos of the Lord.
Evidence? Certainly,but neither strong nor credible. 'Tenous at best' if I was being polite or conciliatory. But I'm not so I'll be blunt;bullshit.
I have never yet seen any proof that the New Testament is anything more than the mythology of Christianity, which may or may not be very loosely based on an historical person or persons.
It is also worth pointing out that NONE of the evidence cited by apologists meets the standards of proof demanded by modern historians. (real ones,not apologists masquerading as objective scholars) Perhaps begin with one of the most basic of the criteria: contemporary accounts;there aren't any. Absence of evidence does not actually prove anything,but it DOES strongly imply actual absence is the most likely explanation.
