• MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    So you look at biased non-academic resources and then conclude that the belief is not academic? Do you not get the problem is the resources you are using?

    I mentioned a very specific source to start with which is Reddit’s askhistorians FAQ. Try looking at that because it is entirely constructed off of academic history.

    You can choose to believe whatever you want but the consensus of historians focused on this is that he had to exist in some fashion albeit not as a messiah.

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      23 minutes ago

      So you look at biased non-academic resources and then conclude that the belief is not academic?

      “There is no physical or archaeological evidence tied to Jesus, nor do we have any written evidence directly linked to him.”

      And, not even where it should be at.

      But, I suppose we should all accept Hercules lived, was a demigod, and was a great warrior, because a lot of people wrote about him.

      And, while we’re at it, we all know, and should accept as fact, that Mythras lived, because a lot of people wrote about him, and how he died, and rose again to save his people.

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        14 minutes ago

        And you’re ignoring all the nuance explained there about why historians accept the existence of someone for what reason? It isn’t because you are educated in this field.

        You keep trying build strawmen as Im not claiming Jesus was divine. Why?

    • You got a specific link for this source of info? Because I’m looking at their FAQ right now and the only thing even mentioning Jesus is specifically about what Askhistorians users think of Reza Asland and his work.