i mean he lived more than 2000 years ago and we still talk about him!?
2006-07-24 22:50:51 · 12 answers · asked by ea 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
So many people ask about evidence about Jesus or God "other than the Bible", as if one should automatically write that off as a reasonable source of information.
My answer is yes, there is other historical evidence--far too much to put in an answer her.
The Bible is a collection of books written over a period of 1500 years. That gives it a strong historical basis in itself.
Archaeologists have made discoveries following the information given it, people have been converted to belief in Christ trying to follow the history of it in order to disprove it,
There is a book written by a fellow named Josh McDowell,
where you might start, if you are interested called "Evidence That Demands a Verdict)".
But my question is always why this attitude? Is this an attitude you derived from your own study? Or is the sort of general attitude that so many people who have never really studied it out seem to have today?
2006-07-25 08:59:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There's actually very little evidence but the fact that there is any evidence at all is convincing.
Jesus was just one of hundreds of guys wandering around claiming to be the Messiah, performing miracles, and preaching one variety or another of Messianic Judaism. He's one of the few whose name we know.
Christianity as we know it today is a slick amalgam of dozens of other religions. Every single story, every single teaching is lifted from some other religion.
But the basic notion that there was a someone called Joshua Ben Joseph wandering around and preaching is almost certainly true.
2006-07-25 09:38:47 · answer #2 · answered by Rillifane 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Josephus was a first century Jewish Historian. He wrote during the post temple period around 70 AD. He mentioned "John the Baptist, James the brother of Jesus and a a highly disputed reference to Jesus."
2006-07-25 15:48:07 · answer #3 · answered by Woody 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no contemporary evidence except for the Bible. But even for atheist historians the Bible is more than sufficiant proof of His existence.
2006-07-25 15:09:58 · answer #4 · answered by mai-ling 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
O yeah... go and read THE MYSTICAL LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST by H. SPENCER LEWIS and you will get all evidences u need. The man did a great research and travelled alot. But he found that the Bible jumbbled up some facts.
2006-07-25 06:07:16 · answer #5 · answered by JonnyD 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as far as i know, jesus did exist. he can be called more a social worker than a living god. there are many evidences which prove the existence of jesus. but to this day nobody is sure whether he was crucified or did he fled to himalayas.
well what i know is he fled to himalayas and also had a family.
2006-07-25 06:44:17 · answer #6 · answered by gr8_girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is so much evidence that it isn't seriously debated among people who are actually qualified to debate it. The open-ended questions about him involve his "divinity" and how accurate our depiction of him is.
2006-07-25 05:55:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the book "More than a carpenter" by Josh McDowell.
2006-07-25 05:54:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if you can believe the Romans. He is mentioned in a document from that time - sorry, I don't have the reference.
2006-07-25 08:18:50 · answer #9 · answered by dognhorsemom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you read the Da Vinci Code? Might be hepful.
2006-07-25 05:55:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋