Do you Believe that Jesus actually walked the earth?
I don't care about the God /Prophet thing. Just curious if you believe that he was a real historical figure.
And your religious affiliation or lack of if you would be so kind.
2006-10-02 13:24:39 · 18 answers · asked by Slave to JC 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, I absolutely believe that Jesus was a real man. Not the son of God, but a man.One who was so important to the people of his time that his very existence set into motion an unprecedented course of history, the likes of which had never been known before, and will probably never be known again.
atheist
2006-10-02 13:31:20 · answer #1 · answered by . 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No I don't think there was an actual historical person named Jesus who inspired the legend. There is evidence of many wandering preachers and doomsday prophets in those days, anyone of which could have given inspiration. I am open to the idea that he could have been a real historical person, but if so, he was just a man. It is unlikely if he really existed that he actually said many of the things that have been written for him to say in the bible.
Similar to Confucius, William Tell, King Arthur etc....just a character invented to give some nice sayings to. There is no evidence that the city of Nazareth even existed before 100CE, it is mentioned in none of the Roman tax records before that, so how could he have walked it's streets?
My religious background is raised in a fundamentalist evangelical christian church called the christian brethren or plymouth brethren, though I have been an atheist since my early 20's.
Read Earl Dougherty's page, the Jesus Puzzle, very good overview of the historical and archeological evidence.
2006-10-02 13:29:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sure, there more than likely really was a guy named Jesus who came from Nazareth. I can say that simply because there are a couple of references to him (as a "teacher" who was put to death) in the writings of a Roman historian, who had no religious axe to grind. All of the divine stuff, though -- miracles, resurrection, etc. -- were almost certainly made up by his followers long after his death.
I'm a confirmed agnostic, the only intellectually defensible way to think about god and religion. There's no proof there is a god, but there's no way to prove there isn't one (sorry atheists), so it's the only logical position. Peace.
2006-10-02 13:28:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure whether he did on not. Contemporary Roman and Jewish texts make no mention of Jesus of Nazareth. If he was such an influencial figure, surely SOMETHING from his time would have been written about him. Alas, all references to him and his followers begin many years later.
Most likely the Biblical Jesus was inspired by some real person. Similar to how the Legendary King Arthur may have been inspired by a Celtic or even Roman leader. The details of his actual life are lost, all we have is the legend.
I am a strong agnostic or weak atheist, depending on how you define these things.
2006-10-02 13:30:44 · answer #4 · answered by Skippy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I do believe that Jesus the Christ actually walked the earth.
I am Pagan and a Witch, I follow a path that closely resembles Wicca.
Blessings )O(
2006-10-02 13:27:15 · answer #5 · answered by Epona Willow 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i believe a person called Jesus walked the earth. it is historically proven that someone called Jesus lived. i do not think he was the son of God (God does not exist) or that Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to him.
i am a non- practicing catholic
2006-10-02 13:27:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe Jesus did exist,but I don't believe he is holy or the Son of God.
I'm atheist.
2006-10-02 13:26:25 · answer #7 · answered by rita_alabama 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No he was not.
It's a historical fact that he was invented and deified at the council of Nicea in 325 "ad" by Emperor Constantine.
He never was real.
2006-10-02 13:32:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Mexico is full of people named Jesus. The one in the bible never existed though.
2006-10-02 13:36:31 · answer #9 · answered by Rob 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jesus was here and those who dont believe it need to look at historical scripts.....He was here!
2006-10-02 13:26:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋