Historical Jesus

The Historical Jesus is not always accepted by skeptics, but no matter what, he either existed or not. People who do not think Jesus ever existed have a Mythical Jesus hypothesis. What scholars or scholar holds this position exactly -- none. What type of scholars hold the Historical Jesus criteria; Archoligest and Historians for start. how many scholars are they on this side of the debate; the list would be really large to quote here, Willam Craig Lane, John P. Meier. The Mythical Jesus prospective is refuted by every critical scholar. Below is a 5 Minute video of Biblical Scholar Willam Lane Craig when addressed by Mythicism.

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Osirus and Horus

We have more outside sources for the Historical Jesus than any other well-known figure in Antiquity. The Jesus Legend: A Case for the Historical Reliability of the Synoptic Jesus Tradition -- is a good scholarly Book that you can buy with an entire section of the quotes, packed with information.

When you read about Isis and Osiris from the actual ancient source like Plutarch, you will see Osiris never resurrected. When you read about Jesus you understand he rose from the dead, but Osirus stays dead and his body was entombed. Various people build shrines for the Body of Osirus. Osirus become the King of the underworld with his soul, but the body remained dead. Jesus body was resurrected and come back from the dead, this is totally different.

We have no evidence for a dying-rising god in Pagan religions of the ancient world. Jesus was not invented as a dying-rising God because earliest Christians never thought he was God.

Development of the concept

The term "dying god" is associated with the works of James Frazer in the 19th century. Early in the 20th century, Gerald Massey argued that there are similarities between the Egyptian dying-and-rising god myths and Jesus.