J E S U S  T H E  M Y T H

EVIDENCE AGAINST JESUS

• There is a lack of sources for his existence.
• Mistranslated passages are evident
• Questionable Historical claims are made in the bible
• There is no writing about Jesus during his lifetime
• Prolific writers who wrote about religion and politics in the area, never mention him

SOURCES AGAINST HIS EXISTENCE

• No personal writings from Jesus
• Jewish Scribes mention nothing of his existence
• Writers of the time do not write about Jesus

MISTRANSLATED PASSAGES

• “Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son” -Isaiah
• Two errors were made when this passage was translated into Greek for the Septuagint. First "young woman" was translated to "virgin" and secondly the tense of the sentence was translated from present tense to future tense.
• “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son” -Matthew

PHILO

• Philo, a prolific Jewish writer who lived from 20 BCE to 50 CE, wrote extensively about the political and theological movements throughout the Mediterranean, and his views foreshadowed Christian theology, yet he never once wrote anything about Jesus. Not only this, but he actually wrote about political conflicts between the Jews and Pontius Pilate in Judea

CHRISTIAN RESPONSES AND EVIDENCE

• There are some writings about him at the time
• Specific writers pointed out Jesus and his works at the time
• The Bible itself is a source on its own

Flavius Josephus

• “Titus Flavius Josephus (37 – c. 100), was a 1st-century Romano-Jewish historian and hagiographer of priestly and royal ancestry who recorded Jewish history, with special emphasis on the 1st century AD and the First Jewish–Roman War"
• Was a Jew who did not believe in the Godhood of Jesus, but acknowledged his existence in the day.

THE BIBLE AS A SOURCE

• The normal objective measure of the reliability of historical documents is: 1) The number of available copies of ancient manuscripts and 2) the time span between the original version and the date of those copies still in existence today. When examined under this standard, the Bible proves to provide a treasure trove of proof and evidence that Jesus really existed.

CONCLUSION

• There are important points on each side of this debate, and its important to understand that neither side is ignorant, and both sides have fair points. Obviously this is an important aspect of Christianity, and there are many reasons to support it.

WORKS CITED

• "Jesus Myth - The Case Against Historical Christ." Jesus Myth - The Case Against Historical Christ. N.p., 3 Jan. 2007. Web. 11 Jan. 2016.
• "Welcome to Evidence for the Existence of Jesus Christ." Welcome to Evidence for the Existence of Jesus Christ. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Jan. 2016. .
• Beginning and End. Beginningandend.com. N.p., 24 Mar. 2012. Web. .