Proof of Jesus

Was there a Jesus?

Modern scholarship says: yes. However, the existence of Christianity is evidence not only of the existence but of profound belief of between 14-5000 people that Jesus not only existed, but was even resurrected.

What other possibilities are there for Christianity?

• The Jesus story didn’t happen. Was a myth. Made up story. Or evolved.
  If this was the case, then the apostles and disciples who sacrificed their lives for the story were all deluded. Collectively. To the present day. Is there a similar story in history? This is an even crazier possibility than the resurrection. No other religion claims that a real person ever did this. Maybe a Buddhist will die for truth, beauty, and light, but not because he believes Buddha was raised from the dead and is the literal son of God.

• Jesus wasn’t really resurrected. Instead, his followers stole the body.
  If this is the case, why would they die proclaiming his resurrection? What would their advantage be?

• Jesus wasn’t resurrected. His followers only thought he was resurrected.
  If this is the case, why didn’t the Romans or Jewish leaders simply display his body in public 5 days after the crucifixion to put the movement to rest?