A Christian Response by Stephen J. Bedard
Did Jesus actually exist? By far most people, including scholars, would say yes. But there is a vocal minority are claiming that there was no such historical figure. New Testament scholar Mark Goodacre has some interesting things to say on this on his podcast. You can find the relevant episode here.
One of my favourite New Testament scholars is Craig Keener. In this very short video, Keener addresses the question of whether Jesus existed. You may think that the answer requires more than this under two minute video. The truth is that most scholars don’t think the question needs even this much attention.
When we talk about doubts about the historical Jesus, we must realize that this conversation takes place within a larger context. There are those who doubt whether there was a historical Moses, a historical Buddha and yes, even a historical Muhammad. So was there a historical Muhammad? I think so. I don’t take the hyper-critical … Read More “Was There a Historical Muhammad?” »
