These 5 historical facts indicate that Jesus Christ may not have existed

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The New Testament gospels, according to most antiquities academics, are "mythologized history."

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In other words, they believe that around the beginning of the first century, a controversial Jewish rabbi named Yeshua ben Yosef acquired a following,

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That his life and teachings produced the germ that flowered into Christianity.

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At the same time, these scholars acknowledge that many Bible stories, such as the virgin birth, miracles, resurrection, and the women in the tomb, borrow

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According to this viewpoint, a "historical Jesus" got mythologized.

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Several recent or current best-sellers adopt this method, condensing scholarship for a broad readership.

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Popular titles include Reza Aslan's Zealot and Bart Ehrman's How Jesus Became God.

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Other scholars, on the other hand, argue that the gospel accounts are "historicized mythology.

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