Any Evidence For A Historical Jesus?

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2 Corinthians 11:32-33

New International Version (NIV)
32 In Damascus the governor under King Aretas had the city of the Damascenes guarded in order to arrest me. 33 But I was lowered in a basket from a window in the wall and slipped through his hands.

This describes an actual historical situation. Aretas of Nabatea did rule Damascus. Unfortunately for xtians, he ruled it between 84 and 64 BC.

They usually give this one a great big leaving alone because it fucks up their whole story line!

The writer of 2 Corinthians must have confused Aretas IV who reigned in the first century AD with Aretas III who reigned in the first century BC. They were both kings of Nabtea, however only Aretas III ruled Damascus.

Anyway Herman Detering argues very well the case that the Paul described in the New Testament did not exist. Rather he was based on Simon Magus. You can read his case in The Falsified Paul - Early Christianity in the Twilight. So we can plausibly assume that all of the letters attributed to Paul were forged.

http://www.radikalkritik.de/in_engl.htm