Historian explains why Jesus ''mythers'' aren't taken seriously by most Historians

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I think that is likely. Not only with the story of Jesus, but with lots and lots of ancient history. You ever read accounts of the battles in ancient greece? They give casuality lists that is something like 2000 greeks faced 500,000 persians. 12 Greeks perished and 100,000 persians were slain. Yeah right.

Yeah, but that's exactly how ancient literature and history worked. And the gospels are to be judged in that tradition. The Trojan war or wars probably happened. Archeological finds point in that direction, but that doesn't mean that Apoll swooped down to shoot Achill.