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[–] jesus_is_lord 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

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[–] Chimaira92 [S] 2 points -1 points (+1|-2) ago 

The first problem we encounter when trying to discover more about the Historical Jesus is the lack of early sources. The earliest sources only reference the clearly fictional Christ of Faith.

These early sources, compiled decades after the alleged events, all stem from Christian authors eager to promote Christianity – which gives us reason to question them. The authors of the Gospels fail to name themselves, describe their qualifications, or show any criticism with their foundational sources – which they also fail to identify.

Filled with mythical and non-historical information, and heavily edited over time, the Gospels certainly should not convince critics to trust even the more mundane claims made therein.

 

Little can be gleaned from the few non-Biblical and non-Christian sources, with only Roman scholar Josephus and historian Tacitus having any reasonable claim to be writing about Jesus within 100 years of his life.

And even those sparse accounts are shrouded in controversy, with disagreements over what parts have obviously been changed by Christian scribes (the manuscripts were preserved by Christians), the fact that both these authors were born after Jesus died (they would thus have probably received this information from Christians), and the oddity that centuries go by before Christian apologists start referencing them.

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[–] SayTan 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

On a related note, this is an interesting read: Eric Zuesse. "Christ's Ventriloquists: The Event that Created Christianity"

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[–] Chimaira92 [S] 2 points -1 points (+1|-2) ago 

Little can be gleaned from the few non-Biblical and non-Christian sources, with only Roman scholar Josephus and historian Tacitus having any reasonable claim to be writing about Jesus within 100 years of his life.

And even those sparse accounts are shrouded in controversy, with disagreements over what parts have obviously been changed by Christian scribes (the manuscripts were preserved by Christians), the fact that both these authors were born after Jesus died (they would thus have probably received this information from Christians), and the oddity that centuries go by before Christian apologists start referencing them.

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[–] SayTan 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

He's a busboy where I cook. He is very much real, albeit sloppy at mopping floors.

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[–] Chimaira92 [S] 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

What a joke. No one reads the content and bots are downvoating everything.