Jesus Christ Never Existed

Now, firstly, I would like to dispel my opponent's statement that the Christian website he cited (carm. org) is a viable source. Besides posting information that is backed by no proof, (except by the Bible, which is not the most viable source), for example from the "Jesus Saves" section of the web site: "Jesus is the most important figure in all of human history. He is God in flesh (John 1:1,14; Col. 2:9), physically risen from the dead, Lord (Luke 24:34; John 2:19-21) and Savior (Acts 5:30-32). He came to die for sinners (Rom. 5:8) to deliver people from the righteous wrath of God upon us. " . http://www.carm.org... Also, the man who founded and runs carm. org has also been proven to be contradictory and lacking in consistency in debates concerning the Bible. . http://www.examinethetruth.com... Second, you're mention of Jesus being prophesied long before the invention of Mithra carries little weight. First of all Zechariah's passage that supposedly talks about Jesus ("And they shall look upon him whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him as one mourneth for an only son; and they shall grieve over him, as the manner is to grieve for the death of the firstborn. "), is very vague in manner and makes no specific references to Jesus or his life. As well, when Isaiah supposedly foretold of Jesus he is very vague as well, "Behold, the young woman [ha-almah in Hebrew]is with child and will bear a son and she will call his name Immanuel. " (This verse is commonly mistranslated as a virgin will have a child, but in fact it was the Hebrew word for young woman. ) Finally, another passage by Isaiah, "But there will be no gloom for her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulon and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations", is very vague and makes no direct references to Jesus. . http://en.wikipedia.org... . http://en.wikipedia.org... . http://en.wikipedia.org... As for your source of www. bibleprobe. com/300great. htm, it is not very viable. For example, on the main page of the site there is a video about three people who supposedly "died, went to hell, and came back. " There are also blatant contradicitons between the New Testament and the Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah. Firstly, the Bible states that God cannot become man, as Jesus in the New Testament was the son of God. (Numbers 23: 19 "God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? " [1]). Next, there are a number of prophecies about the Messiah that the supposed Jesus did not fulfill: (1) The Sanhedrin will be reestablished. (2) Jews will return to full Torah observance and practice it (3) Jews will return to full Torah observance and practice it (4) The Jewish people will experience eternal joy and gladness (5) Nations will end up recognizing the wrongs they did to Israel (6) The peoples of the world will turn to the Jews for spiritual guidance (7) The ruined cities of Israel will be restored (8) The Temple will be rebuilt[64] resuming many of the suspended 613 mitzvot (9) He will rebuild the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. (10) He will gather the Jewish people from exile and return them to Israel. Finally in conclusion, my opponent has provided no viable evidence for the historical existence of any man named Jesus Christ as pertaining to the New Testament. I have provided much evidence suggesting that Jesus Christ was created from myths or other things and that the Bible is full of contradictions on the matter. T