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[quote=Anonymous]There is no convincing evidence that Jesus as a historical person - one whose life closely resembled that of the Biblical Jesus - ever existed at all.  Which doesn't mean he didn't, just that there is no evidence of it. However, for most scholars who study early Christianity, it just isn't relevant at all if he existed or not, anymore than say, if you are studying a people who believe the world rests on a giant turtle, it is relevant or not if the turtle exists.  The study of religion is the study of belief, and people have never needed actual evidence to believe in religious mythology.  They did it fine before Christianity, and do it fine without Christianity in other parts of the world.  Christianity is not an exception - the one religion where the stories are actually true - unless you are Christian.  Anyone who studies religion from the point of view of a member of the religion is no longer engaged in an objective academic study of that religion, although there is plenty of fine scholarship of that sort from within the academic world of Christian theology.  But don't confuse that with scholars proving Christ existed - it's scholars who believe he existed arguing various issues surrounding the internal workings of the religion.[/quote]

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