Posted: Jun 17, 2019 4:15 am
Svartalf wrote:Well, I do guess there was a Jewish agitator named Jesus who was indeed crucified by order of Pontius Pilatus... whether he was the religious leader the gospels describe is another question.
The argument by Ehrman is completely flawed. There is no historical evidence of a character called Jesus of Nazareth who supposedly lived in the time of Pontius Pilate.
The writings attributed to Josephus mention nothing about Nazareth and nothing about anyone from Nazareth.
In addition, Ehrman openly contradicts himself by admitting the New Testament is not a credible historical source yet his argument is based directly on the very discredited NT source.