WAS JESUS A REAL PERSON - (2)

                                              WAS JESUS A REAL       PERSON?
                                              part two

  (copied from 
   Y-Jesus.com)



  Ancient history speaks

 Let us begin with a more foundational question:

 How can we distinguish a mythical character  from a real person? For example, what evidence  convinces historians that Alexander the great was  a real person? And does such evidence exist for  Jesus?

  Both Alexander and Jesus were depicted as  charismatic leaders; both reportedly had brief  careers, dying in their early thirties.  Jesus is  said to have been a man of peace Who conquered   by love.  Alexander a man of war who ruled by  the sword.

  In 336 B.C. Alexander became king of                     Macedonia. A military genius, this handsome,   arrogant, leader, swept through villages, towns  and kingdoms of Greece-Persia until he ruled it  all. It is said that he cried when there were no         more worlds to conquer.



  The history of Alexander is drawn from five   ancient sources, written 300 or more years after     he died.  Not one eyewitness  account of  AAlexander exists.

                                      
 However, historians believe that Alexander  existed largely because the accounts of his life are  confirmed by archaeology and his impact on history.

Likewise, to determine if Jesus was a real Person, we need to seek evidence of His existence in the following areas: 

(1) Archaeology 
(2) Early non-Christian accounts
(3) Early Christian accounts
(4) Early New Testament manuscripts
(5) Historical impact.


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