• Apepollo11@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    This. There is evidence that a preacher called Jesus existed, was crucified, and was well-regarded enough to start a following that persisted even after his death.

    There isn’t, however, strong historical evidence for any of the magical parts of it.

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      4 months ago

      I don’t think anyone is talking about the miracles when they refer to the historical Jesus.

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        4 months ago

        Every Christian takes an historical proof of Jesus as affirmation of the stories within the New Testament.

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          Let’s not do the ‘every Christian’ thing. It’s worth remembering the US has a very ‘unique’ type of Christian.