Writings during the lifetime of Jesus?

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

Spock's rather odd derailment of the thread aside, we're in agreement that no one is recorded as having wrote about Jesus during his lifetime, right?

Indeed,but don't take our word,nor the that of an ignoramus apologist like Spock. Spend some time Googling,reading both sides and make up your own mind.*


My perception is that The New Testament is the mythology of a religion invented not less than 50 years after the death of its alleged founder.

History as a discipline simply did not exist in the first century.Most ancient 'historians' are of limited reliability as prime sources.The first modern historian was probably Edward Gibbon.(1773-1794) There are even a few problems with his epic "The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire"

Modern historians have high standards of evidence,which begin with contemporary evidence of events. The New Testament simply does not meet any of the standards of evidence demanded by today's scholars.

One of my ideas is that The New Testament was written at a time when most people were illiterate,and simply did not make a distinction between daily life and the realm of the gods. They were happy to believe almost anything which had been written down.The written word has always been seen by the illiterate as possessing truth and power.

Universal literacy and education is relatively recent in even the most developed nations.Sadly,there are still vast numbers of dupes who believe the most appalling drivel simply because it is 2000 years old and because some other dupe they trust (usually a parent) told them the drivel is true.


PS *the exception here is Min,who is actually quite learned in this area.