(January 1, 2013 at 5:11 am)Zen Badger Wrote:(December 31, 2012 at 11:03 pm)Mark 13:13 Wrote: It is my opinion that if every historian had to provide the kind of proof you are asking me to provide you before they could talk about any historical figure before they could be seen as historical the history shelves in the libraries would be a lot lighter. What more proof do you want that that most ancient historians accept that Jesus did exist. Even Dawkins could tell he was not on very firm ground on that one and was wise enough to concede the fact fast.
How about contemporary(non-biblical)accounts of his life?
This, afterall, is a man who according to the bible astonished thousands with his ministry and miracles.
So some-one at the time must have written about him.
Don't you think that these historians can't do their job properly, don't you think they haven't considered these also? Are you asking me to reinvent the wheel and become an ancient historian before I can accept what ancient historians tell me? Life's to short for me to become a fully qualified historian,scientist,philosopher,psychologist,doctor.... etc.