Any Evidence For A Historical Jesus?

[Fpvpilot]

Excellent. Please notify me when the thread is ready to go.

I've put in a request to the other moderators for someone to take up the role of moderating the debate.

I propose the debate title: "Gospels: Based on a true story?" This would fit with your proposed definition of a historical Jesus being one who had a successful ministry (presumably one that was at least the basis for the Gospel stories).

Hi, DeistPaladin,

Again, we can certainly keep the title the same. I know that you want to bring the size of Jesus’s ministry into the debate. Upon further reflection, however, I realized that Jesus’s existence and the size of his following are two different topics. Therefore, I will debate you on the topic that I originally proposed to Minimalist to debate on. You agreed to debate in his place, so in order to step up to the invitation I extended to Minimalist, I cordially request that you remain focused on Jesus’s existence. The resolution being: Jesus was a Jewish man who was crucified under Pontius Pilate’s authority during the reign of Tiberius Caesar and Jesus was a reputed miracle worker. This resolution pertains perfectly to the basic gospel description of Jesus’s career. Observe that I never argued that the Gospels are 100% accurate on every detail that they record.

Please confirm whether or not you still wish to debate on Jesus's existence.

Kind regards,

Fpvpilot