RE: Historian explains why Jesus ''mythers'' aren't taken seriously by most Historians
June 7, 2015 at 1:50 pm
(This post was last modified: June 7, 2015 at 1:51 pm by TheMessiah.)
(June 7, 2015 at 1:45 pm)Kitan Wrote:(June 7, 2015 at 1:42 pm)TheMessiah Wrote: The historical consensus on Jesus is not debating whether he's worthy of worship - it's simply showing who he was, which was an obscure preacher in 1st century Judea.
I imagine that would be of more concern to theists, whose beliefs hinge on the divinity of Jesus, than atheists.
The Historical Jesus actually undermined the Christian viewpoint of him; because once you read into the historicity of Jesus; he really was quite insignificant, and not as grand as Christians believe him to be.
Either way - it's not so much a ''concern to Theists'' as it is a concern to Historians. You can be an Atheist Historian who still takes interest in the historical world; Historian is a profession.