Do not fail to read “Religion on Trial,” by Craig Parton, in which he subjects the existence of Jesus of Nazareth (aka Jesus Christ), and everything written in the Bible about him, to the standards of proof required by a court of law, criteria with which Parton is very familar due to his professional career. To review Parton’s credentials, see his website.
Back in the early 80’s, I worked in the bookstore of a prominent (liberal) seminary near Boston.
One day, a high ranking professor came in and asked me to do some research for her on the “Moral Majority”. I diligently gathered source material, hoping to get a little nod on the “Thank You” page of the upcoming publication.
When the book came out, I was at first disappointed to see that she listed a bunch of people but left me out! I was very hurt at first, until I began reading the book. It was a HATCHET job on Evangelicals, Conservatives, Christian Believers, and Republicans! It was a nasty little mean-spirited book, and I was glad that my name was NOT in it!
Years later, the prof has a “Dr.” in front of her name and is on EVERY History Channel program that attempts to debunk Jesus (or marry Him off to Mary Magdeline!LOL).
And I am still a Believer, still a Conservative, still a Christian after all these years.
I am SO glad I wasn’t mentioned in that book! LOL!
An excellent source is “The Case For Christ” by Lee Strobel; really a must read.
Durant made a very good observation in “Caesar and Christ”...When the Romans were heaping scorn and abuse on the first Christians in the arena,there is no record of anyone saying that Christ was a myth.And this was only a few short decades after the crucifixion.They were accused of every perversion and evil that can be imagined but never of being duped by a lie.
People believe because they want to believe.
For someone who doesn’t want to believe, they won’t even if someone rises from the dead.