What would you have to say is the best evidence that jesus really existed?

Answer 1

There is no evidence.

Answer 2

There is evidence of the existence of someone whose historical presence had similarities to Jesus, as recorded in the Talmud. This is from the website http://judaism.about.com/od/beliefs/a/jesus.htm

< Yeshu - A Talmudic Tale: A story about a man named Yeshu can be found in the Talmud. There is debate whether this Yeshu in the Talmud is the same Jesus who later became a Christian divinity. According to the Talmud, Yeshu was the son of a Jewish woman named Miriam who was betrothed to a carpenter. "Betrothed" means she was legally married to him, but she was not yet living with him or having sexual relations with him. The story says that Miriam was either raped by or voluntarily slept with Pandeira, a Greek or Roman soldier. Miriam than gave birth to Yeshu, who was considered a "mamzer" (bastard), a product of an adulterous relationship. The Talmud describes Yeshu as a heretic who dabbled in sorcery and lead the people astray. Later, the Sanhedrin (the Jewish "Supreme Court") ordered Yeshu stoned to death and his dead body was hung from a tree until nightfall after his death, in accordance with the ancient Jewish punishment for heretics. While some believe there is no connection between the Talmudic Yeshu and the Christian Jesus, others believe there is a connection. The main inconsistency between the Talmudic and Christian story is that during the time that Jesus was killed, the Romans ruled and the Sanhedrin did not have the power to impose the death penalty. Thus, some Jews believe that today's popular Christian ideas about Jesus are based on a melding of the Talmudic story of Yeshu and the historian Josephus' writing about Jesus, which included his execution by the Romans. ... >

And from http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/talmud.html
<... Sanhedrin 43a, probably second century: On the eve of Passover Yeshu was hanged. For forty days before the execution took place, a herald went forth and cried, "He is going forth to be stoned because he has practiced sorcery and enticed Israel to apostasy. Any one who can say anything in his favour, let him come forward and plead on his behalf." But since nothing was brought forward in his favour he was hanged on the eve of the Passover! - Ulla retorted: Do you suppose that he was one for whom a defence could be made? Was he not a _Mesith_ [enticer], concerning him Scripture says, _Neither shalt though spare, neither shalt thou conceal him?_ With Yeshu however it was different, for he was connected with the government for royalty [i.e., influential]. Our Rabbis taught: Yeshu had five disciples, Matthai, Nakai, Nezer, Buni, and Todah.>

A Christian perspective on this is at http://www.revisionisthistory.org/talmudtruth.html

Answer 3

There is not a shred of evidence from the time of Christ that shows his existence. No record of the miracles he performed, the crimes he committed, his execution, or his ascension. Not a thing was written about the man prior to some 60-80 years after his supposed death.

Answer 4

may I suggest this book

The Historical Jesus: Ancient Evidence for the Life of Christ by Gary R. Habermas

William Lane Craig, Jesus Resurrection: Fact or figment

Answer 5

There is no evidence. this was a cult only from after the Romans had put down the Jewish rebellions. It is like looking for evidence of the Easter Bunny.

Some people have answered with claims of historical documents, read this before accepting any such claims, it will prevent you looking foolish.
http://skeptically.org/newtestament/id13.html

Answer 6

Historical documents show that Jesus existed. It's a known fact that he existed. I would expect a person to question the evidence of the resurrection.

Answer 7

Great question!

Yes!!!!! Jesus Rodriguez live in the next apartment.


Please consider these tidbits:

Jews for Jesus = Vegetarians for Hamburgers

God? He or She?

Church? Christianity? Jesus? Dying?

What is the Imacculate Conception supposed to mean?

Does Imacculate Conception have anything to do with "VIRGIN BIRTH"?

Google Imacculate Conception and learn that is NOT.

What else do you falsely believe?

Jesus, the basis of Christianity? .

If Jesus died, he could NOT have been God.

Can Gods die?

If Jesus 'died' on Friday and 'undied' on Sunday, what else besides Saturday was sacrificed?

Did Jesus give up Saturday for us?

No Eternal sacrifice, big deal for a day!

If Jesus died for our sins, there should not be any more sins, else why go through with it?.

If Jesus really DIED, he should be dead, dead, dead!

Life after death is like virginity after childbirth.

If the flesh of Jesus died, what was seen walking and talking on Sunday?

If you believe this stuff, you are not going to like the folks who don't. You want them to believe it too to validate you.

Christians want everyone to convert to their non-thinking in order to be 'saved'.

Believing and not thinking is like choosing to be lost.

P.S.

[Do Christians on Yahoo! answers feel righteous when they report questions they disagree or disapprove of?

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"Inter faeces et urinam nascimur" St. Augustine (be humble)

Answer 8

I doubt if anyone will say Jesus did not exist. He did. It is just who was the man----that is the question. Muslims say he wa a prophet, Christians say he is the son of G-d, or he was G-d, and Jews say he was a good man who was a teacher.

I think he was a teacher.

Answer 9

Islam and Quran 600 years after Jesus where his massage was clarified for the last time

Answer 10

The fact that Bile, Koran, old, new testoments, existed till this day, and the fact that majoroty of people from all over world belive, u got edcuated, intelligent, people beliving, so that must count for something.

Answer 11

i personally havent seen any. i mean im sure there was a guy at some time who did some of the things that weve read about but i havent seen anything MYSELF that proves to ME that there is someone watching over me....just my opinion=0)