Jesus Christ was a Historical Person

Pro has not really provided a real rebuttal and has not provided any substantial arguments. Round one is second and third hand references to some rabbi named Jesus, which does not constitute a historical figure/record. If we had 5 historical candidates (we don’t have one) we would have no way to determine if one is the inspiration for Christianity because we have no verified historical information to start with. Pro’s round 2 is just some vague references to prophecy not related to the resolution. Historical vs existence Pro presented some loose references to Jesus that are second and third hand. Legends and myths are referenced in historical documents all the time. It’s possible that there was a rabbi in the first century that inspired a movement. We have no historical information about him. Not even a verified birth date. There are several men that king Arthur may be based (wiki page lists six) on but that does not mean there are any historical facts in the legendary accounts [9]. Publius Cornelius Tacitus I don’t see a reference to Jesus or his death in Pro’s source. I’ll need a quote and reference to reply. Jesus in the Talmud The Talmud contains second hand references to Jesus. The Talmud is religious as opposed to historical. The references are a response to Christianity and the assertion that there was a rabbi named Jesus who is the Messiah. It does not establish a single historical fact. "And the tribe of the original Christians, who are named after him, have not disappeared to this day." Like all quotes this is second hand and says nothing about the non-existent historical record of Jesus. Again, you can find quotes about the religious John Frum, "E look like you. 'E got white face. 'E tall man. 'E live 'long South America [11]." We still have no idea if he existed or any facts about him. You can find eyewitness accounts of alien abduction. Raëlism is a religion based on reptilian aliens. If I say Raëlians are a form of reptilian alien and there is a cult named after them did I just confirm that there is an accurate historical record associated with them? It’s just a confirmation of the founding of Christianity and in no way confirms any historical fact about any founder. “What advantage did the Jews gain from executing their wise king?” “It was just after that that their kingdom was abolished. God justly avenged these three wise men.” This in no way confirms any historical record. It’s second hand 40 years after the alleged execution (73 CE). There were at least 40 historians available to document the many miracles in the remarkable legend of Jesus life. We can’t even get a first hand confirmation of his execution or a conformation of the general date. The destruction of Jerusalem took place around 70 AD. The quote indicates his death and the end of Jerusalem were the same and includes a reference to a supernatural god. 1) The gospel will be preached to all nations. Pretty mundane claim I don’t see how it relates to the resolution. Christianity itself carries a strong mandate to proselytize. That it was successful and predicted it’s success does not prove that we have an accurate historical record or even a single accurate fact about a rabbi named Jesus. It’s a logical fallacy to say that we have a historical record of Jesus because a lot of people believe it to be true (ad populum). This is especially true when in the same breath you say that Muslims have it exactly wrong when this is an equally popular idea. A great "false" antichrist prophet will arise denouncing Jesus as the Son of God. Pro attributes this to Muhammad. Again, this doesn’t relate to the resolution. Roughly 68% of the world are not Christian [10]. There are thousands of leaders that have resisted any number of leaders but this doesn’t make them fulfillment of biblical prophecy. 2) This prophet will set up a graven image to be bowed to or the result is death. There are likely thousands of leaders who have worshipped idols and this is in no way evidence for the resolution. 3) He will empower a false God who will literally be declared to be God in the temple of God and does not accept that Jesus is the Son of God. He is set up at the temple mount. This is still the same line of reasoning. It’s not remarkable that two religions are fighting for rights to a religious site. Where is this in the bible? 4) His followers behead Christians. Pro continues with confirmation bias and an irrelevant argument. That he’s managed to link a few facts out of thousands associated with Christianity to events in reality has nothing to do with the resolution. 5)His followers will make up 1/4 of the world in the end and will live and spread "by the sword". Where is this in the bible and what does it have to do with the resolution? Pro continues along this line Cherry picking scriptures he believes represent fulfilled prophecy. These have nothing to do with the resolution. - Pro cannot confirm a timeline of Jesus’ life. He has not established that there is one contemporary source to establish a single fact about his life, not even a birth date. What we have are 30 extremely different gospel accounts. I’ve stipulated that there were probably rabbis in the first century named Jesus. We have no historical information to establish if one of them inspired Christianity. Jesus is most accurately described as a legendary/religious figure. [9] https://en.wikipedia.org... [10] http://www.pewforum.org... [11] https://en.wikipedia.org... [12] https://en.wikipedia.org...