Jesus 'Never Existed,' says Historical Researcher
Jesus of Nazareth was a mythical character who never really existed, according to historical researcher, Michael Paulkovich.
Mr Paulkovich said that he found no verifiable mention of Christ
amongst the writings of 125 authors during the ‘time of Jesus,’ from the
first to third centuries.
Instead, followers of Christianity created him as a figure to
worship, the historian says in an article entitled ‘The Fable of the
Christ’ and a book called ‘No Meek Messiah.’
Despite the supposed global miracles’ carried out by Jesus, there was
a distinct lack of evidence for his existence in the historical texts,
he said.
“When I consider those 126 writers, all of whom should have heard of
Jesus but did not – and Paul and Marcion and Athenagoras and Matthew
with a tetralogy of opposing Christs, the silence from Qumram and
Nazareth and Bethlehem, conflicting Bible stories, and so many other
mysteries and omissions – I must conclude that Christ is a mythical
character.
“Jesus of Nazareth was nothing more than urban (or desert) legend,
likely an agglomeration of several evangelic and deluded rabbis who
might have existed.”
In fact, Mr Paulkovich found just one mention within the writings he
studied, and that was fabricated and added later by editors, he claims.
The book called The Jewish Wars by Roman historian Josephus Flavius, was
written in 95 CE. However, Mr Paulkovich says that the mention of Jesus
was not in fact written in the original text, but rather added at a
later stage.
The historian also says that the Bible contains no evidence of the
actual existence of Jesus, saying that Paul, who is often thought of as
the person who spread the religion that would become Christianity, never
mentions Jesus as a real person.
“Paul is unaware of the virgin mother, and ignorant of Jesus’
nativity, parentage, life events, ministry, miracles, apostles,
betrayal, trial and harrowing passion. Paul knows neither where nor when
Jesus lived, and considers the crucifixion metaphorical.’
Mr Paulkovich also says that Jesus himself would have written
personal accounts had he been real, but that the silence proves his
theory that he was a fictional character.
The highly controversial views are likely to be disputed by the
majority of scholars, who agree that Jesus was a Galilean Jew born
between 7 to 4 BC.
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Jesus of Nazareth was a mythical character who never really existed, according to historical researcher, Michael Paulkovich.
Mr Paulkovich said that he found no verifiable mention of Christ
amongst the writings of 125 authors during the ‘time of Jesus,’ from the
first to third centuries.
Instead, followers of Christianity created him as a figure to
worship, the historian says in an article entitled ‘The Fable of the
Christ’ and a book called ‘No Meek Messiah.’
Despite the supposed global miracles’ carried out by Jesus, there was
a distinct lack of evidence for his existence in the historical texts,
he said.
“When I consider those 126 writers, all of whom should have heard of
Jesus but did not – and Paul and Marcion and Athenagoras and Matthew
with a tetralogy of opposing Christs, the silence from Qumram and
Nazareth and Bethlehem, conflicting Bible stories, and so many other
mysteries and omissions – I must conclude that Christ is a mythical
character.
“Jesus of Nazareth was nothing more than urban (or desert) legend,
likely an agglomeration of several evangelic and deluded rabbis who
might have existed.”
In fact, Mr Paulkovich found just one mention within the writings he
studied, and that was fabricated and added later by editors, he claims.
The book called The Jewish Wars by Roman historian Josephus Flavius, was
written in 95 CE. However, Mr Paulkovich says that the mention of Jesus
was not in fact written in the original text, but rather added at a
later stage.
The historian also says that the Bible contains no evidence of the
actual existence of Jesus, saying that Paul, who is often thought of as
the person who spread the religion that would become Christianity, never
mentions Jesus as a real person.
“Paul is unaware of the virgin mother, and ignorant of Jesus’
nativity, parentage, life events, ministry, miracles, apostles,
betrayal, trial and harrowing passion. Paul knows neither where nor when
Jesus lived, and considers the crucifixion metaphorical.’
Mr Paulkovich also says that Jesus himself would have written
personal accounts had he been real, but that the silence proves his
theory that he was a fictional character.
The highly controversial views are likely to be disputed by the
majority of scholars, who agree that Jesus was a Galilean Jew born
between 7 to 4 BC.
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