The consensus among reputable historians is that he was in fact a historical figure. The details of his life are very much in question, the evidence that he did in fact exist is pretty sound and not widely disputed. This is a simple objective statement on the state of current scholarship. I am an atheist, so whatever else anyone wants to claim about Jesus doesn't hurt my feelings at all.
Look at my answer to Salad and the saintly patience of Albigu trying to discuss with the strawman guy.
I am an atheist, so whatever else anyone wants to claim about Jesus doesn’t hurt my feelings at all.
Sure, but whatever you read about might (and i'm pretty certain that it does, considering the nature of debacle) come from the religious people being very invested in it.
The consensus among reputable historians is that he was in fact a historical figure. The details of his life are very much in question, the evidence that he did in fact exist is pretty sound and not widely disputed. This is a simple objective statement on the state of current scholarship. I am an atheist, so whatever else anyone wants to claim about Jesus doesn't hurt my feelings at all.
Look at my answer to Salad and the saintly patience of Albigu trying to discuss with the strawman guy.
Sure, but whatever you read about might (and i'm pretty certain that it does, considering the nature of debacle) come from the religious people being very invested in it.