At 11:24 AM 23/12/2005, Pat Robertson wrote:
The evidence is very sparse. The gospels actually hint that he may be a mythical figure. But really - who *WAS* documented extensively in those days other than Roman leaders? Josephus mentions his life but also mentions he had a brother (forget the name).
Well the gospels are a conglomeration of stories that were put together at the council of Nicea (sp?) so far as I know, and obviously that council had an agenda.
While it's true that very few people were carefully documented in those times, there is a fair bit of correspondence available from the time, and one would think that someone who raised the dead and walked on water would have attracted some level of attention. :)
T
