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[transformergeek]

Hello,

I've heard people speak of documents that are used to prove the historical existence of Jesus. Does anyone know anything about this? What historical proof do we have, other than The Bible, that Jesus walked The Earth?

Thanks!

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[foxmagic]

Actually ... if I may interject ... "The Case for Christ" is a terrible book. The arguments presented by the author are very one-sided, and he accepts them without ever seriously considering likely alternatives.

Go ahead and read it, but use it as an exercise in seeing past what you're presented with, and in looking at the author's observations in new ways that he didn't think of.

[dua]

I've been reading the case for Christ, and it does seem a little desparate in places. I'd be far more interested in a dialogue style book but I don't really know whether there are any around.

Having said that, it's a similar problem to reading academic papers in general. You have to read a whole lot of them to get an idea of what the prevailing view is, unless you trust the writers of review papers. Which (at least in my field) I'm not sure I do.

Woo, tangents.

[gunslnger]

I think "Evidence That Demands a Verdict" is a better presentation of the evidence along with arguments against the common refutations. I only have an early edition though, so I don't know how the newer editions are.

[transformergeek]

Wow... your icon has balls!