A Christian Response by Stephen J. Bedard
It would be nice if there was a universally accepted amount of evidence for how we determine if someone mentioned in ancient literature was a historical person. Unfortunately, there is not. My experience from talking to Jesus Mythicists is that no amount of evidence would ever be acceptable as sufficient. Even if dozens of new … Read More “How Much Evidence For Jesus Do We Need?” »
Jesus Mythicists, those who deny the historicity of Jesus, use skepticism as their method of historical interpretation. When they look at the historical evidence for Jesus, they begin with a skeptical attitude. Basically Jesus Mythicists take the position of assuming the evidence if worthless unless proven valuable, which by their standards is an impossible feat … Read More “The Inconsistency of Jesus Mythicists” »
One of the claims of Jesus Mythicists is that there was no historical Jesus. If you ask them why they believe this, they likely will respond with some variation of: “There is no historical evidence of Jesus’ existence.” Then people like me will point to sources such as the Gospels, Paul, and Josephus, among others. … Read More “What Do We Look For When Determining Historicity?” »
