Believe me, I am NO Biblical scholar. I believe in Christ’s words, deeds and existence. I also weigh what some others have found in historical records. I DO NOT believe in the King James version of the Bible, Or the Greek version or any of the other versions that have been interpreted over 1500 years. I believe historical reference to Christ, shipping bills of laden(?) and tax payer records may be true. I look for a common thread of evidence to explain something that may be true from 2000 years ago. The Jesus we reference today WAS a person as is evidenced by the Islamic texts, the Buddhists and (believe it or not) the Druid texts from his time in England (which I have said is not the name of the place at the time). Joseph of A. is a real person, Jesus was a real person (names may have been changed to protect the innocent) but His message is true but diluted through interpretation, wording and time. I have no threats to this thread.
I always thought Mark came first in terms of the 4 evangelists, and that much (all?) of Paul came before any of the written Gospels, but I am just comparing notes.
Any reference you could give me would be much appreciated.
Thank you.