[LadyDoc]

Jesus Christ never existed...but someone else named Jesus taught the Sermon on the mount?

Then the one who wrote the sermon on the Mount was the one who is "Jesus", no matter what his name. (i.e. the story would be like those who argue Homer never existed, but a woman actually wrote his poems, or that Shakespeare never existed, but someone else wrote his plays)

Trying to prove someone didn't exist is impossible, especially a common person. They are talking as if they found pontius pilate's hard drive with a list of the thousands of people he had crucified, and Jesus wasn't on it, so that proves that Jesus didn't exist...give me a break.

Of course, the real story is not that a man named Jesus lived--- after all there were thousands of men named Jesus (Joshua) back then, and lots of itinerant preachers...

The real story that divides people is if Jesus was God sent to teach us how to live.

[sphinx]

They are talking as if they found pontius pilate's hard drive with a list of the thousands of people he had crucified, and Jesus wasn't on it

Funny you should mention it -- I heard CBS has just been given exactly this and is planning an expose ....

[wildwood]

The real story that divides people is if Jesus was God sent to teach us how to live.

and that is a matter of the heart and faith.

i will take my chances, eh?

with the One who made birds that sing when i am sad and rainbows that shine through torrents and little tiny bright purple seashells that wait for me to discover them on the beach and dogs that put their dark shiny noses on your lap and roll gentle brown eyes up toward your face when nobody on the earth seems to care if you live or die.

yes, i will take my chances:>