Quote:I am saying that the exact same standards of evidence apply, whether we are discussing Jesus, Homer, or any other ancient person.
Did Homer come back from the dead? Did he do any miracles? What you have for Homer is exactly what you have for jesus. The writings of later authors. Similarly, the same applies to mohammed. There is no contemporary evidence.
Quote:Contemporaries who wrote accounts of his life include Alexander's campaign historian Callisthenes; Alexander's generals Ptolemy and Nearchus; Aristobulus, a junior officer on the campaigns; and Onesicritus, Alexander's chief helmsman.
These original sources are now lost but they were utilized by the historians mentioned. When you can produce anything remotely equivalent then you can discuss "exact same standards." Right now, jesus is a pipe dream smoked up by later adherents.
