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

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I believe the conclusion is that there most likely existed some rabbi known as Jesus who claimed to be the messiah, and was crucified.  Literally anything other than that is unconfirmable.

Or some, or many, who grew into one mythological elephant when the tales made the rounds on the trade routes until someone decided to pen down what they had heard.

As I said, you can neither prove a positive nor a negative. Absent every contemporary accounts or archeological findings, there's only speculation. And the mention of real historical figures doesn't add to the credibility of the gospels. People knew who the Roman governor was and they knew the high priests name and they knew Herod.

The city of Troy also existed, but that doesn't mean that Achill was a real person, let alone that Apoll swooped down from mount Olympus to shoot him. And for everyone pointing at the longevity of the christian religion, look up Egyptian history and mythology. Their gods had an even longer lifespan and you still don't believe them to be real.