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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And what you are saying is that you know more than the experts.[/quote]

Why do you rely so much on those heavily biased "experts"? Are you that desperate for confirmation?

The fact is there is no independent evidence that he existed.

He [i]may[/i] have existed - but given the lack of evidence we may never know one way or another.

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In the world of professional academia—among both secular and religious historians—this isn't actually a debated topic. The consensus is overwhelming that Jesus was a real person. Even the most skeptical secular scholars agree on the "Historical Jesus." The Big Two: Almost all historians agree on two facts: Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist and he was crucified by order of Pontius Pilate.

Dr. Maurice Casey (Late Secular Scholar of New Testament)

Casey was a well-known non-Christian scholar who specialized in the Aramaic background of the New Testament.

On the "Mythicist" Movement:

"This view [that Jesus didn't exist] is demonstrably false. It is fuelled by a regrettable form of atheist prejudice... Most of its proponents are also extraordinarily incompetent." (From: "Jesus of Nazareth: An Independent Historian's Account of His Life and Teaching")

Dr. E.P. Sanders (Highly Respected Liberal Scholar)
Sanders is considered one of the giants of 20th-century historical research.

"There are no substantial doubts about the general course of Jesus' life: when and where he lived, approximately when and where he died, and the sort of thing that he did during his public activity."

We have almost no "paperwork" for anyone from the 1st century. We have more copies of the New Testament documents than we do for the writings of Plato or Caesar.

While we haven't found "Jesus' house," archaeology has confirmed the existence of nearly every person, location, and political title mentioned in the Gospels (from the Pool of Siloam to the "Pilate Stone" confirming Pilate’s rank).

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Really interesting post[/quote]

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