There is no proof that Jesus existed

[*PhilHos*]

(07-13-2018, 02:39 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Again, I am not an expert, but I remember the way the analyzed some quotes that were attributed to Josephus (or maybe Pliny).

the ones that mirrored the tales from the gospels were considered questionable, but some other comments he made about what happened to Christ were different from the popular religious dogma so they were considered to be from other sources and more reliable.

To me it seems likely that there was a man called Jesus who was crucified simple because the story spread so quickly after his death and there is no one source that seemed to make it all up.  Instead it came from multiple sources.  If it was all made up by one guy then I think that person would be more prominent in the history of Jesus.

Not saying that all of the claims about Jesus are actually true.  But I do believe he actually existed.

This.