The Historical Christ

[dagda]

He was born sometime between 7BC and 3 AD, died sometime around 33-37 AD.

Because that does NOT answer the question. He's your boy. It's your story. Yet, the best you can do is offer a range for arguably the two most important dates in anyone's life. Your problem with this is that your holy books have two different stories. One claiming that Herod the Great was alive (before 4 BC) and another claiming that P. Sulpicius Quirinius was governor of Syria (beginning 6 AD). Your other two holy books don't even bother with the story.

Why can your sources not agree? Are they making it all up, as seems likely.


And, by all means, let's see this "historical evidence."

I am not actually participating in the debate (although this is my thread, I grew bored of the whole argument some time ago. Far too pedantic and inconclusive) I thought I would add something intresting in here. Most biblical scholars think Matthew's account is probably more acurate-apart from the whole killing thousands of children thing-as the majority of the facts can be paired up with actual events. For instance, Christ's birth sometime in the winter of 5-4BC happens to have a living and breathing Herod-who is pretty important to the story. What is more intresting is that a big glowing star appeared in the sky about this time-this is recorded by the Chinese and the early Christians/Jews. Added to this, certian Jewish sects thought the Christ was about to arrive so there where 'wise men' wandering about in the area at the time.