Historicity of Jesus
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The historicity of Jesus concerns the analysis of historical evidence to determine if Jesus existed as a historical figure, and if any of the major milestones in his life as portrayed in the gospels can be confirmed as historical events, as opposed to the Christ myth theory, which holds that he is a fictional figure. The related study of the historical Jesus attempts to reconstruct portraits of his life and teachings, based on methods such as biblical criticism of gospel texts and the history of first century Judea.
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See also
- Chronology of Jesus
- Cultural and historical background of Jesus
- The Bible and history
- Quest for the historical Jesus
- Census of Quirinius, the enrollment of the Roman provinces of Syria and Judaea for tax purposes taken in the year 6/7.
- Sources for the Historicity of Jesus
- Historical reliability of the Gospels
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