Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument For J... Access

Mainstream historians and scholars of antiquity overwhelmingly agree that a Jewish man named Jesus of Nazareth lived in the 1st century AD. Historical content for this topic typically focuses on three main categories of evidence: 1. Non-Christian Historical Records

Historians use specific criteria to determine what is "highly probable": Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for J...

: Jesus' existence is confirmed by several independent sources (Paul, the Gospels, Josephus, and Tacitus). : This 1st-century Jewish historian mentions Jesus twice

: This 1st-century Jewish historian mentions Jesus twice in Antiquities of the Jews . While parts of one passage are debated for later Christian edits, the reference to James as the "brother of Jesus, who was called Christ" is widely accepted as authentic. Ehrman, a prominent New Testament scholar and historian

The title refers to a significant work by Bart D. Ehrman, a prominent New Testament scholar and historian.