Jesus probably did not exist

It is rare, that I find a debate that I love to discuss. I Love Jesus Christ and find it a blessing to discuss Him in depth. I would like to offer up someone definitions, history and geographic knowledge before we get this debate under way. I must apologize to my opponent. I thought I would take a few day's and make a full debate in round 1 but I decided to push ahead. Under the circumstances, I felt it would be best if my opponent started his argument first. The reason for this, is, I have a large amount of history in my favor and I am interested in seeing how my opponent wishes to overcome the large amount of documented records verifying Jesus of Nazareth. Because of this I think it will be fair for us both to discuss and argue in every round. If my opponent thinks Jesus did not live in person on earth then that issue can be tackled. There are atleast 97% of sceptical and non-sceptical scholars that do not doubt Jesus of Nazareth in the Biblical account walked the earth. If you are going to deny the life of Jesus then you will have to throw out everyone in history, because Jesus is the most documented person in antiquity. Jesus of Nazareth is not only historical but He is also theological. I hope my opponent can meet his burden of proof. I have little doubt that I will. Let's move on and define and describe some things before we let my opponent precede. I think we should define the word, 'probably', for debate and semantic sake's: Probably- Is defined most commonly as: Most likely; or presumably. . http://www.thefreedictionary.com... My opponent is presuming that Jesus of Nazareth never existed. I would like to offer a little piece in the history of Nazareth. The city of Nazareth was a small and insignificant agricultural village in the time of Jesus. It had no trade routes, was of little economic importance and was never mentioned in the Old Testament or other ancient texts. Archaeological excavations indicate Nazareth was settled continuously from 900 – 600 BCE, with a break in settlement until 200 BCE, from which time it has been continuously inhabited. . http://www.nazareth-israel.com.... Archaeological research has revealed that there was a funerary and cult center at Kfar HaHoresh, about two miles (3 km) from current Nazareth, dating back roughly 9000 years to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B era. . http://en.wikipedia.org... We see that the actual town called Nazareth was around long before Jesus Christ walked the earth. I will use widely known scholars and historians in this debate. Below are just a handful of the Historians and documented accounts that I will bring forth. Gallic Wars—Julius Caesar History—Pliny the YoungerHistory—ThucydidesHistory—Herodotus Mara Bar-Serapion Tallus Lucian of Samosate Phlegon Cornelius Tacitus Suetonius Iliad—Homer Jewish AntiquitiesThe Babylonian Talmud Writings of Flavius Josephus (Second most prevalent writings)The New Testament Let's remember folks that it is not my burden to prove Jesus walked on water or rose from the dead. All I must show, is that, Jesus of Nazareth of the Biblical account actually existed. I do again thank my opponent for his chance to debate such a interesting topic. I look forward to his claims. With no further ado', I send it back to my eager opponent--->