No the fuck we don’t. The only scholars who concede this are those who want to appeal to people already convinced Jesus is linked to a real person.
What you’re saying is like “Harry Potter exists because there’s plenty of British boys who wanted to be a wizard”.
When you concede this point, you give legitimacy to an otherwise illegitimate claim to Jewish roots. While also claiming Jewish people started Christianity. It just isn’t true.
It’s not perfect, but a good book on this subject is Christ Before Jesus.
No the fuck we don’t. The only scholars who concede this are those who want to appeal to people already convinced Jesus is linked to a real person.
What you’re saying is like “Harry Potter exists because there’s plenty of British boys who wanted to be a wizard”.
When you concede this point, you give legitimacy to an otherwise illegitimate claim to Jewish roots. While also claiming Jewish people started Christianity. It just isn’t true.
It’s not perfect, but a good book on this subject is Christ Before Jesus.
https://christbeforejesus.com/the-book
Ok, yeah I see your point. Crazy how stories just stay with you. I just read up on some stuff, and yeah, complete myth!
This is one of my favorite subjects to talk about, so I’m glad I could help demystify it for you!