is there any archaeological evidence or written history of the existence of Jesus Christ?

Answer 1

Zippo, zero, nadda,....the closest thing to the events/people of the time came from an obscure stone tablet that mentioned Pontius Pilate at the governor of Judea. Other than that, there's no contemporary writing, archeological evidence of any sort that speaks to the obscure carpenter from Gallilee. The first word comes second had generations and centuries after his death. Of course there's the bible...ooooh...the monks were inspired by god to write the truth...oooohw supernatural stuff...

Answer 2

It depends on what you believe.

There was some man who was convinced he had found the tomb of Jesus, but it was empty. To the Christians, this may be seen as proof that Jesus rose from the dead. To the skeptics, it is seen as proof Jesus was a phony.

People say the bible is proof, but it was first written in the last half of the first century AD. Thats at least 500 years after the dude died. Now imagine the giant game of Chinese whispers that occurred over 500 years. I think you can safely say that the bible is not a reliable source of information. That being said I think the message is right - if a little outdated by todays standards. It was a book designed to help people through life, and by passing as papal law things such as disease control, humanitarianism and other social needs, the bible has to be given credit as the cornerstone of modern civilization .

I think it is also fair that you know I am an atheist, and may be biased.

Answer 3

History in general is the witness accounts we have of what occurred hundreds or thousands of years ago. More often than not, those accounts have been passed down through stories, not written down to begin with. In the case of Jesus, witness accounts were written down about 40 years after the event. The reason for the 40 year wait was most likely due to fear of persecution. But still, in comparison to other historical events, the event of Jesus has more credible witnesses and written accounts (that all seem to say the same thing-even some written by non-believing Jews) than other historical events that we take as "fact" without questioning.

Answer 4

There is a great deal of relevant archaeological evidence of Jesus' times in the Holy Land, such as remains of Herod's palace and discovery of a fishing boat contemporary with Jesus' times. However, whereas this corroborates Biblical accounts of Israel in Jesus time, it cannot address the details of Jesus' story and in particular the key questions concerning Jesus's cruxifiction and resurrection.

There is a mention of Jesus in a history by Josephus. In addition, many relevant document have been discovered in recent years, for example the Dead Sea Scrolls and Gnostic Gospels found in Egypt.

Archaeological evidence of Jesus' time is limited by the Roman's destruction of Jerusalem in 70AD following the Jewish rebellion. Sadly, there is a lack of written evidence because the Bible was codified after Christianity become the state religion of Rome, and conflicting material was deliberately suppressed. As the production of written documents such as books was largely the preserve of monasteries for a thousand years until the Renaissance, what is left is largely censored by the Church. Indeed our knowledge of some important movements in Early Christianity is largely through attacks on the by the Catholic (in its wider sense) Church.

There is sufficient evidence remaining to leave little doubt that there was a historical figure called Jesus corresponding to the Jesus of the Bible. However, details of specific events and sayings descibed in the Bible are facts you will have to accept or otherwise as a matter of faith. This is even more so of Jesus' status as the Son of God, which is in many respects a matter for theological belief rather than one that could be determined by empirical evidence however much we knew of Jesus' existence on Earth.

Answer 5

Outside of the Christian Bible, there is little to no written history of the existence of Jesus, and very little archeological evidence, as well.

Answer 6

The Talmud

The ancient Babylonian Talmud, in Sanhedrin 43A, refers to Jesus and the fact that he was crucified on the eve of the Passover. The same document scornfully refers to Mary his mother as an "adulteress," proving that the story of the virgin birth was well known.

Answer 7

Technically, no.

See the movie, "The God Who Wasn't There." Google search it. Maybe you can pick it up from your local library.

That being said, many who believe in Jesus will tell you there is, but there isn't.

Answer 8

As a matter of fact there is it is written in The Bible

Answer 9

Someone said it way better than I ever could -

For those who don't believe, no explanation is possible,
For those who believe no explanation is necessary.