(August 28, 2013 at 9:17 am)smax Wrote: I do consider there to be a small possibility that a real historical figure named Jesus actually existed. However, such a person would have only been loosely based on the person that has now been built up and glorified. However, I find it much more likely that he never actually existed.
In fact, there is compelling evidence that even the earliest Christians did not believe in an actual living person called Jesus, but rather they believed in a spirit force of some sort. However, when Rome took over Christianity, all of that changed. Rome had no interest is something they couldn't put a face on, so they declared the earliest Christian views to be a heresy and then took measures to destroy everything about them.
There are at least 3 different credible sources, and compelling evidence outside the NT that proves Jesus existed! (see link)
Why is it that atheists always want proof, but won't look for any?
http://www.probe.org/site/c.fdKEIMNsEoG/...ources.htm
Quis ut Deus?