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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]If Jesus wasn’t a real historical figure, where did Christian theology come from?  [/b]

I do not think it's "moving the goal posts" to answer this by saying if Jesus was someone fathered by God of a virgin, then no, there was no such person.  
If Jesus was a regular person whose sayings and actions are detailed in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John then yes, he was very likely a real historical figure.[/quote]
Jesus nevertheless said his mother was a Virgin 
I see influences of Hinduism and eastern religion in his teaching [/quote]

I’m not sure about Hinduism but that’s interesting, could you elaborate? Various modern writers have found compatibility with Buddhism.

There were obviously Greco-Roman influences in Jesus’ era. [/quote]
He lived in a time when Israel was at crossroads between east and west, there were many travelers
During his birth the 3 wise men, travelers from the east 
Also the parable about the traveler who got robbed, when he was asked who is my fellow man
Obviously there was some trade going on to make such a long journey worthwhile 
European Gypsys are a people who originally migrated from India

The Greco Roman influence is also there, but a little subtle. That came later to the religion [/quote]

The point about the Wise Men is interesting, I’ll need to think on that.

The guy who got robbed was a traveler, as you say, but he could have been from anywhere. There was a lot of trade from Greece/Turkey through Palestine to Egypt, and vice versa. Also traders arriving via ships at the port cities. If I had to take bets, I’d say it was more likely to be a trader or simply a local moving around, although obviously that’s not a 100% thing. [/quote]

The premise here is so weak. C'mon.  Buddha was an atheist. The initial comment that there are similarities between his teaching and Jesus' has not been supported with any particulars, and I just don't see it.  And Hinduism and Buddhism are not proselytizing religions - but Christianity is - so if anything the contact might have gone the other way -- but there's no support for that either. [/quote]

Christian scholar Marcus Borg wrote a book titled "Jesus and the Buddha".   From the website:   https://marcusjborg.org/books/jesus-and-buddha/

"The Parallel Sayings

Jesus and Buddha were separated by five hundred years, three thousand miles, and two drastically different cultures. Yet this trade paper edition of the highly acclaimed hardback juxtaposes passages from the New Testament and ancient Buddhist scriptures to illuminate the striking similarity between their lives, deeds, and teachings."[/quote]

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