• KneeTitts@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    then that mean 90% of historical figures can’t be proven to have existed

    Well for most of those we tend to use independent verification for their existence. And in the case of jesus, we have literally zero Credible examples of independent verification.

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      If you mean Jesus as described word for word in the bible? Yes you are right. Such a mythical figure never existed.

      A man name Jesus from the first century AD? Who preached in the Levant? Who was baptized by a man named John and was later crucified? There is good enough evidence of such a person existing. This isn’t even a debated question among new testament scholars anymore.

      I see you are familiar with Bart Ehrman, Even he doesn’t dispute that a historical Jesus existed.

      https://youtu.be/43mDuIN5-ww

      Here’s an even deeper dive from Bart Ehrman.

      https://youtu.be/4CD5DwrgWJ4