A little list of atheist biblical scholars who do not believe in the historicity of Jesus:
G. A. Wells, an Emeritus Professor of German at Birkbeck, University of London. He does allow the the possibility of historic Jesus he just doesn't think it's likely. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Albert_Wells
Earl J. Doherty, a Canadian author with bachelor's degree in Ancient History and Classical Languages but no completed advanced degrees. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Doherty
Robert McNair Price, doctorates in theology and former Baptist preacher. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_M._Price
Richard Cevantis Carrier, PhD in ancient history from Columbia University in 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Carrier
Looky, Looky, a man whose background really is history---that makes him a rare man in the Jesus wars.
If we discuss whether Jesus was crucified, the list will get longer.
Does this prove Jesus wasn't a real man? No. But note how easy it is to come up with a list a men who have studied the NT and come to rather different conclusions. What do they lack? Christian bias. So, can we discuss the texts and not the scholars?
G. A. Wells, an Emeritus Professor of German at Birkbeck, University of London. He does allow the the possibility of historic Jesus he just doesn't think it's likely. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Albert_Wells
Earl J. Doherty, a Canadian author with bachelor's degree in Ancient History and Classical Languages but no completed advanced degrees. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Doherty
Robert McNair Price, doctorates in theology and former Baptist preacher. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_M._Price
Richard Cevantis Carrier, PhD in ancient history from Columbia University in 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Carrier
Looky, Looky, a man whose background really is history---that makes him a rare man in the Jesus wars.
If we discuss whether Jesus was crucified, the list will get longer.
Does this prove Jesus wasn't a real man? No. But note how easy it is to come up with a list a men who have studied the NT and come to rather different conclusions. What do they lack? Christian bias. So, can we discuss the texts and not the scholars?
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.