[Skywalk]

Au contraire. There is much wisdom and beauty in the Bible. I consider the Song of Solomon to be among the great works of literature, and Ecclesiastes is the best book overall.

There is also SOME historical fact in the Bible. I would never deny that much. I simply understand the total truth about the work of any sacred text of any religion. There is much editing, myth-making, etc that go into the process.

As for hostile witnesses that speak about Jesus, you wouldn't be talking about that edited passage that was inserted into Josephus' writing, would you?

[so_real]

Josephus, the Jewish historian, is one such source. But I will throw in with him Tacitus, Porphyry, Celsus, Pliny, and Tertullian. There is much research to be done...