WAS JESUS A REAL PERSON- PART TWO

                                          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 short careers, dying in their early thirties. Jesus was said to be a man or peace, who conquered by 
love, Alexander a man of war who ruled by the sword.

In 336 B.C. Alexander the Great became King 
of  Macedonia. A military genius, this handsome, arrogant  leader swept through villages, towns, and kingdoms of Greco-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 Alexander exists.

However, historians believe that Alexander 
really 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 in the following areas;

1.  Archaeology
2.  Early non-Christian           accounts.
3.   Early Christian accounts.
4.   Early New Testament manuscripts5.   Historical impact. 


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