But if someone could at least point me in the right direction, I would be very grateful. I have probably asked a lot of additional questions that merit a response of their own. I know I’ve probably asked a very controversial question.
But is that true? Is there any historical or archaeological reason to believe that they really existed and wrote the gospels? Paul never met him but was a contemporary of the other seven. As far as I know from my Christian upbringing, when it comes to “authors” of the New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, James, Jude and Peter all supposedly knew Jesus intimately for years. This leads me to a lot of other questions. But then, why would they subject themselves to the kind of persecution and martyrdom that was common in the early days of Christianity over something they knew they made up? So what happens after? If Jesus dies and stays dead, how/why do so many people become part of this explosive new religion, under the impression that he was indeed raised up? Was it a coordinated lie/coverup? By who? The apostles? If they were real, it had to have been them, because they wouldn’t have been fooled by a lookalike or by tall tales by random people. My understanding is that the consensus among historians is that Jesus was a real person, who probably had some teachings that challenged the religious establishment at that time, and was probably put to death at some point. That being said, I want to explore an alternate view. If you believe that Jesus really was resurrected, I won’t argue with you. Also, I’m not trying to talk down on anyone’s religious beliefs.
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