Jesus, if he ever existed, would have punched most Republicans and tories!
@Paulos_the_fog most scholars who matter believe he existed. Just whether he was who he claims he was is what’s disputed.
@olimould
Scholars who investigate the existence or not of jesus tend to have a vested interest in saying he did exist, I think it's fair to say!
@Paulos_the_fog that is an extremely myopic view imho. It’s not ‘religious’ matters, it’s historical research. It’s a thriving academic discipline and has contributed a huge wealth of knowledge to current thinking on all sorts of important and relevant contemporary events. Please don’t be so close minded.