>I am not aware of anyone,
>anywhere discussing Jesus except in the Bilbe, or very many decades or
centuries
>after his supposed death. Plus, the writers of the Gosphels were known and
>common liars in their own time. Much was inserted into texts after they
were
>completed in an attempt to add Jesus to history. Neither Roman or Jewish
>historuians of the time mention the figure, and he is no public records.
Unfortunately this is not the truth. Although the Roman accounts of Jesus
himself are rather sketchy, the record of Paul(Saul)'s exploits are much
better recorded and include political disputes with James, Jesus brother,
about the way this particular sect of Judhism[1] should behave. In fact,
the letters of Paul, which comprise most of the non-gospel New Testament,
where in large part merely Paul's side of a political struggle with James
and the remaining original apostles for the hearts and minds of people of
Corinth, Ephesus, Philippi, and Thessalonica. (Paul won, obviously.)
-Prof. Tim
[1] Yes, Judhism. Sorry, Johnny, but even the early founders of the
religion considered themselves Jews. The idea that they were something
other than an enlightened jewish sect didn't come along until about 150 A.D.
after all the principle characters were safely "gone to heaven" and the
Gentiles were running the show.