There is no proof that Jesus existed

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(07-11-2018, 07:09 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I would think that Matthew, Mark, Luke and John could be considered contemporary historians of the era.  There were 12 deciples, but only 4 of them were blessed with the chronicling and retelling of the accounts of Jesus' life.

Mark and Luke were not disciples, they're later figures originally considered authors of their respective gospels, but that is strongly contended. Matthew and John are almost certainly not written by the disciples Matthew and John based on analysis of their historiography.

Though I would argue that the fact that people were writing about this man in the years following his death, albeit even within a religious context, is enough to suggest Jesus existed.