Who was James the brother of Jesus?

[rjh4 is back]

Do you think the ones that take a position supporting the bible aren't?

There are Atheist and Christian scholars on either side of the debate of the historicity of the NT. Certain atheists believe it is fairly accurate, most would not agree - It's the opposite with Christian scholars, some who do not regard it as a very accurate historical source while the majority to believe it is reliable and accurate.

At the end of the day it's all about weighing the evidence for and against the arguments, i'm happy to listen to either side of the debate as long as it is a well supported and factual argument.

I think there is a certain degree of bias on either side of the issue.

I also think there are those on each side of the issue that try to put their biases aside and analyze Biblical manuscripts in the same manner as any other ancient historical document.

What bothers me here is the allegation of many here that there is no evidence whatsoever for the historicity of the Bible or the historicity of Jesus, Himself. Such allegations do not seem credible at all given that some atheists even think it is acccurate. Now I know that this does not prove that the Bible is true and I am not trying to do this, I am just trying to point out the weakness of arguing that there is no evidence whatsoever for the Bible.

@Min

Thanks for your post, Min. You clearly have quite an extensive knowledge history and historical issues.