(November 12, 2013 at 6:21 am)Aractus Wrote: Jesus was a historical person. This is firmly established by having independent contemporary authors writing asymmetrical works. They were not bound together as "The New Testament" until some time in the second century. The first century writers did not all know about each other; although some certainly were familiar with some of the work of their contemporaries.
I don't really get why Christians focus on Jesus' historicity. You can't demonstrate the truth of any of the claims he was alleged to make, so what difference does it make whether he actually existed?
It's like, we're asking you if the car works, and you attempt to prove that it does by showing us that the locks function.
