The Historicity of Jesus Christ

[Hume]

Why are Christians trying to prove their beliefs are correct? I mean, they must have a lot of doubt.

 

[Commander Dutch]

You keep getting things wrong.

Jesus was executed around 30 AD.
Mark seems to have been written about 65 AD, according to scholars.

That is 35 years after Jesus.
Not "70 years", as you claim.

More importantly Mark is probably a compilation of sermons and information Peter gave to his disciples, and organized and commited to papyrus by Mark much later. So these sermons and stories obviously predate 65 AD by a considerable number of years.

He never completed college, if even HS, and takes the "After Death" number literally. Agreed on the dates.

 

[Commander Dutch]

Why are Christians trying to prove their beliefs are correct? I mean, they must have a lot of doubt.

For the same reason you are trying to prove they are wrong. What atheists and theists don't seem to comprehend is that there is no proof. It's all a matter of belief.

 

[Cypress]

Please post that survey. I've studied history and never heard of a historian making that claim.

The 100 Most Significant Figures in History

1 Jesus

2 Napoleon

3 Muhammad

4 William Shakespeare

5 Abraham Lincoln

6 George Washington

7 Adolf Hitler

8 Aristotle

9 Alexander the Great

10 Thomas Jefferson

11 Henry VIII of England

12 Charles Darwin

13 Elizabeth I of England

14 Karl Marx

15 Julius Caesar

Who’s Biggest? The 100 Most Significant Figures in History | TIME.com

A data-driven ranking. Plus, have former TIME People of the Year been predictive?

ideas.time.com

 

[Hume]

The 100 Most Significant Figures in History

1 Jesus

2 Napoleon

3 Muhammad

4 William Shakespeare

5 Abraham Lincoln

6 George Washington

7 Adolf Hitler

8 Aristotle

9 Alexander the Great

10 Thomas Jefferson

11 Henry VIII of England

12 Charles Darwin

13 Elizabeth I of England

14 Karl Marx

15 Julius Caesar

Who’s Biggest? The 100 Most Significant Figures in History | TIME.com

A data-driven ranking. Plus, have former TIME People of the Year been predictive?

ideas.time.com

Who did that report?

 

[Cypress]

He never completed college, if even HS, and takes the "After Death" number literally. Agreed on the dates.

Some people are arithmetic-challenged.

Perry math: 66 A.D. minus 30 A.D. = 'seventy years '

 

[Cypress]

Who did that report?

It's in the link I gave.

I could look up historical polls until the cows come home, and Jesus is always going to rank as one of the most significant figures in history.

 

[Hume]

It's in the link I gave.

I could look up historical polls until the cows come home, and Jesus is always going to rank as one of the most significant figures in history.

So, people in India think Jesus is most influential? China? Japan?

 

[Cypress]

Why are Christians trying to prove their beliefs are correct? I mean, they must have a lot of doubt.

Facts matter for anyone who respects historical scholarship.

Anyone who claims the man Jesus is a legendary myth, is going to have their intelligence challenged.

 

[Cypress]

So, people in India think Jesus is most influential? China? Japan?

I said western history. Did you forget already?

 

[Hume]

Facts matter for anyone who respects historical scholarship.

Anyone who claims the man Jesus is a legendary myth, is going to have their intelligence challenged.

Like I said, only Christians care.

 

[Hume]

I said western history. Did you forget already?

I barely read your stuff. Sorry. Your near obsession with promoting the Christian religion is very boring.

 

[Commander Dutch]

Some people are arithmetic-challenged.

Perry math: 66 A.D. minus 30 A.D. = 'seventy years '

He's more than arithmetic challenged. LOL

 

[Commander Dutch]

I said western history. Did you forget already?

Ms. @Hume is a pissed off young woman anxious to piss off an older and much better educated male.

I doubt she forgot. She simply doesn't care.

 

[goat]

Ms. @Hume is a pissed off young woman anxious to piss off an older and much better educated male.

I doubt she forgot. She simply doesn't care.

Did Jesus of Nazareth walk the earth in the biblical timeline?

 

[Commander Dutch]

Did Jesus of Nazareth walk the earth in the biblical timeline?

You mean from approx. 0 to 33 AD? It appears that way.

 

[goat]

You mean from approx. 0 to 33 AD? It appears that way.

What scrolls did Jesus write in his 33 years?

 

[Cypress]

What scrolls did Jesus write in his 33 years?

Just like Socrates, Confucious, and the Emperor Xerxes he wrote none that survive into our time.

It's debatable how good his writing skills were.

 

[goat]

Just like Socrates, Confucious, and the Emperor Xerxes he wrote none that survive into our time.

It's debatable how good his writing skills were.

I find it odd that I can read the Iliad and Odyssey but almost nothing from Socrates and not a word from Jesus.

 

[Kafka]

Some people are arithmetic-challenged.

Perry math: 66 A.D. minus 30 A.D. = 'seventy years '

OMG and Perry already admitted the mistake. I think you should make this a central part of your complaints moving forward.

I love how you HATE it when someone is honest.