>>511135209
>2nd century heroic mythmaking
you date the gospels that late?
you are not a serious person, give me a rational and fun atheist to interact with. you and the ghost guy suck.

>>510178720
>Written around the same time and were just as valid
i disagree

>>508601952
you're right that "Christos" (annointed one) was a Jewish concept, but no other 1st century figure
>was executed under pilate (per tacitus)
>had a movement called Christiani (per pliny, tacitus, suetonius)
>generated persistent veneration despite crucifxion (the ultimate roman humiliation)

if you claim this refers to someone else, name one other Christus figure from 26-36 AD who
>was executed by roman authority
>founded a movement that reached rome by 49 AD (suetonius)
>was still influential in 64 AD (nero's persecution)
the burden of proof is on you.

few contemporary accounts survive from antiquity period, by your fruitloop standard we'd reject
>boudica's revolt (zero contemporary accounts)
>hannibal's crossing of the alps (written 50+ years later)
>most figures from classical antiquity
what we do have is
>paul's letters (~50 AD, in living memory)
>mark's gospel (within generation)
>tacitus (115 AD) citing official records
this is better documentation than for most historical figures.