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4. A religion (Christianity) came into existence in the first century, centred (from hearsay) around a man called Yoshua/Jesus of Nazareth. This religion spread like fire


Christianity did not "spread like fire" untill it was officially recognised by Constantine and then when it was made into a State religion under Emperor Theodisius. That is still 300 years after the alleged events. Nor was Christianity ever unified untill the Emperor decided it to be so.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chr...nd_origins

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This is no hard proof; but I'd say on the basis of this it will be harder to proof such a man can never have existed there and then.

The question why is there no hard proof, considering the Gospels make big claims about his popularity.

www.geocities.com/b_r_a_d_99/fame.htm
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How famous was Jesus of Nazareth supposed to be?
What does the New Testament say about his fame and to what degree was it known?

According to the New Testament, Jesus of Nazareth garnered a great deal of fame and praise during his ministry.

Jesus was supposed to be so famous that he drew great crowds.

Some examples of the fame of Jesus follow:

Matt 4:23-25 , Matt 9:26,31,Matt 14:1,Mark 1:28,Luke 4:14-15,37
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It certainly seems like Jesus of Nazareth was renowned in a fairly wide circle.

The Gospel of John states that Jesus did so many things that it would fill many books.

John 21:25
And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.


Yet, all of these things that Jesus was supposed to have done didn't fill the books of anyone outside of the Christian cult writers.
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Jesus of Nazareth is supposed to be the most famous god-man, but very little is written about him outside of cult circles.
Christians are left with the position that Jesus was famous, but in a very limited or isolated way.

Now, holding that position is fine, but it doesn't support the propaganda made by preachers that claim history provides overwhelming evidence for the existence of Jesus.

The evidence is not at all overwhelming unless a large measure of wishful thinking is employed

While it's certainly possible that a cult leader called "Jesus of Nazareth" could have existed, such a claim is far from being an established fact.

The New Testament version of Jesus could be an embellished character that was based on an actual person, or it could be based a compilation of various individuals that existed. There's simply no way to know for sure.

Christians that insist on the existence of Jesus of Nazareth are claiming that God once showed himself as "Jesus" and performed many miracles, but this same God, that supposedly wants all humans to be saved(1 Tim 2:4), then exits off of the world stage, leaving the task of providing evidence for his appearance to cult members and the male clerics that authorized their works.


Please address the issues posed by this article regarding the absence of evidence with regards to Historical Veracity of JC

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Scripture is more than writings that look into the past. Faith is not just subscribing a list of historical truths

Do you consider your scriptures as historical facts?