Here are some links to Bart Ehrman articles. I only read the first link so far. Here is a quote that summarizes why I tend to believe in a historic Jesus:
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/07...n-vs-myth/
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/exploringou...t-one.html
Here is one thought: If Jesus was a mythical being, shouldn't there be evidence where people hostile to Christianity are arguing with Christian apologists over this point? For example, I think critics of Christianity argued that Jesus was actually a child born out of wedlock instead of a miraculous birth to a virgin.
On the other hand, the Gnostics believed that Jesus was not actually human, was not actually crucified, etc. Maybe they believed that Jesus didn't actually exist in this place of reality? That would be close to the mythicist belief. Sometimes I wonder if Christianity started with the Gnostics and a mystical Jesus.
Quote:At the same time, it is worthwhile knowing what the experts say — whether talking about the age of our universe (13.8 billion years; but I wouldn’t be able to calculate that myself); about the theory of evolution (Hey, it’s just a *theory*! yes, but so too is the “theory” of gravity!!); about the forgery of the Hitler diaries; or about anything else that involves expertise.http://ehrmanblog.org/another-take-on-jesus-existence/
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/07...n-vs-myth/
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/exploringou...t-one.html
Here is one thought: If Jesus was a mythical being, shouldn't there be evidence where people hostile to Christianity are arguing with Christian apologists over this point? For example, I think critics of Christianity argued that Jesus was actually a child born out of wedlock instead of a miraculous birth to a virgin.
On the other hand, the Gnostics believed that Jesus was not actually human, was not actually crucified, etc. Maybe they believed that Jesus didn't actually exist in this place of reality? That would be close to the mythicist belief. Sometimes I wonder if Christianity started with the Gnostics and a mystical Jesus.
