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Historicity of Jesus
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The historicity of Jesus is the debate "on the fringes of scholarship" and in popular culture regarding whether Jesus historically existed or was a purely mythological figure. Mainstream New Testament
Jesus as the Good Shepherd; middle of 3rd-century.
Jesus as the Good Shepherd; middle of 3rd-century.
The crucifixion of Jesus as depicted by Mannerist painter Bronzino (c. 1545)
The crucifixion of Jesus as depicted by Mannerist painter Bronzino (c. 1545)
The Baptism of Jesus by Juan Fernández Navarrete (16th century)
The Baptism of Jesus by Juan Fernández Navarrete (16th century)
An 11th-century Byzantine manuscript containing the opening of the Gospel of Luke
An 11th-century Byzantine manuscript containing the opening of the Gospel of Luke
Criterion of embarrassment
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The criterion of embarrassment is a type of historical analysis in which a historical account is deemed more likely to be true if the author would have no reason to invent a historical account which m
Historicity of Jesus
…life as described in the Bible, and only two key events of the biblical story of Jesus's life have been widely accepted as historical, based on the criterion of embarrassment, namely his baptism by John the Baptist and his crucifixion by the order of Pontius Pilate, though even the baptism-narrative has been questioned…
Baptism of Christ by Francesco Albani. Since it positions John as superior to Jesus, the criterion of embarrassment has been used to argue for the his
Baptism of Christ by Francesco Albani. Since it positions John as superior to Jesus, the criterion of embarrassment has been used to argue for the historicity of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.