Posted: Jan 04, 2023 8:40 pm
We'll never know, but all things considered, it's more likely he existed than not, imo. Mythicism, on close examination, seems a stretch. Carrier is unconvincing. Don't even mention that fool Doherty.
For starters, the extant epistles clearly (including in Koine Greek) refer to a religious man who had been alive in Judea, but who died (was killed it seems), apparently quite recently to the time of writing.
For starters, the extant epistles clearly (including in Koine Greek) refer to a religious man who had been alive in Judea, but who died (was killed it seems), apparently quite recently to the time of writing.