is there a jesus christ

The link Pro gave as evidence for the existence of Jesus is an article that discusses seven pieces of evidence that have supposedly been used at one time or another to substantiate the claim that Jesus existed. But the article doesn't claim these items of evidence actually support Jesus' existence. Rather, it claims that they are all contested. So the article doesn't really support the existence of Jesus.But let's look at these seven items of evidence anyway.1. The Shroud of TurinAs the article says, the Shroud of Turin dates to the 14th century, not the time of Christ, so it does not support the existence of Jesus.2. Pieces of the crossAs the article says, there is far more material that people have claimed is part of the cross Jesus was crucified on than his cross could possibly have contained. So we know that at least most of this material is not really from that cross. Since there's no way to tell what is and what isn't, we can't be sure that any of that material comes from Jesus' cross. So none of that material serves as evidence that Jesus existed.3. Nails of JesusThe article mentions some nails that were found in a tomb in Jerusalem, and some guy made a documentary claiming they were the very nails used to crucify Jesus. But there's no evidence that these are those nails, and there's nothing in the article to suggest that they were apart from somebody claiming they were.4. The Dead Sea ScrollsI've actually read a translation of the complete dead sea scrolls, which was translated by Geza Vermes. There is no mention of Jesus in any of those documents. There is mention of a "teacher of righteousness," but there's no reason in the world to think this is a reference to Jesus.5. Metal booksThese article mentions some metal books that were supposedly found in Jordan that contain a picture of Jesus. But the article says they are fakes produced within the last 50 years.6. Crown of thornsThere are various supposed pieces of Jesus' thorn crown spread across Europe, but no evidence that any of it was actually worn by a supposed historical Jesus. This piece of evidence is just a lacking in value as the supposed pieces of Jesus' cross.7. The gospelsThis is actually the only piece of evidence worth considering in the list. The article claims that the gospels were written by disciples of Jesus. But in reality, the gospels are anonymous. Nobody knows who wrote them. And even if Mark and Luke did write the gospels attributed to them, they weren't disciples of Jesus. Matthew's gospel used Mark as a source, so it's unlikely it was written by the disciple, Matthew. John's gospel was written in the 90's when all or most of the disciples were already dead, and we can't be sure he wrote it.But besides that, why think the gospels are recording history anyway? Using the gospels to prove Jesus existed is like using Lord of the Rings to prove Bilbo existed. Lots of religious texts just tell stories of mythological people. The books of the dead tell stories about Isis and Osiris. The Illiad tells stories about Agamemnon and Paris. There's no reason to think any of these people existed.The article also makes an argument from authority. It quotes Marcus Borg who was a prominent member of the Jesus Seminar saying that Jesus existed and that most scholars agree. Well, scholars can be wrong, and if concensus were enough to establish a case, there'd be no debate. Richard Carrier is a bonafide scholar, and he thinks Jesus did not exist. Robert Price also thinks Jesus did not exist. So we need more than Borg's say so. We need to see the actual evidence. So far, we haven't seen it.