How Historians Know Jesus Existed

Have you ever wondered if Jesus was a real person or just a myth? If so you may be surprised to see what scholars actually say about Jesus of Nazareth.

This video unveils the evidence that convinces historians of Jesus' existence, from the Gospels to archaeological finds. But is the evidence for Jesus as strong as the evidence for Roman emperors like Augustus? Prepare to be surprised!

This video is for anyone curious about the historical Jesus, whether you're a devout Christian, a history enthusiast, or simply have questions. We'll explore the facts without getting bogged down in theology.

00:00 History and the human condition
02:26 Jesus: History vs. Myth
03:41 Why the Gospels are valid sources
07:58 Jesus outside the New Testament
09:15 Do we have the right sources for Jesus?
14:04 The war on history

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Keywords: Jesus, Christianity, History, Bible, Religion, Historical Figure, Ancient History, Archaeology, Gospels, Roman Empire, Augustus, Historical Evidence

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[tribunateSPQR]

What do you believe is the most convincing evidence for the historical Jesus?

[christopherdaffron]

Even if a mythology develops over time for an historical figure, that does not mean that the historical figure was just a complete myth entirely.

[antonifortis]

14:10 bro let the voices win and decided to throw in his diss track at the back of the album

[KGchannel]

I like it! Not just a defense of Jesus' historicity, but a passionate and reasoned defense of history itself as a discipline.

[howdoifixmyspacebar]

7:37 "The position espoused by conservative Christians today that He was the divine Son of God." Not sure why 'conservative' was added here. Regardless of the particular theological/political orientation, this is fundamental Christian dogma that is proclaimed by the Apostles and Nicene Creeds. Even non-Trinitarian traditions have various explanations of how Jesus is both God and the Son in some more metaphorical sense.

[deathmagneto-soy]

Good video fellas. Kept the focus in exactly the right place.

[alyssarouso]

I'm somewhere between agnostic, atheist, and anti-religion as a whole, and even I am humble enough to know history points to Jesus existing, just as it does for Muhammad and Siddhartha Gautama. What I am surprised by is how *sassy* this video got at the end. Hahaha.

[musilily]

Hmm… I’m sure this topic won’t raise any controversy at all…

[TobyTubeS]

Great presentation and it's surprising to see so much pushback in the comments for these noncontroversial claims. If you argued a specific interpretation of the historical jesus I could understand there being a stronger reaction but not to the simple claim that a man existed

[YetkhaPakoAson]

as hitchens says " why go all those lengths and lie about roman census to have Jesus born in Bethleham but be from Nazareth if it was a complete fiction ? Why couldn't they invent a rabbi who was born in Nazareth? This lie shows us that Jesus did exist but he didn't met the criteria to be a Nazarene."
This is Christopher Hitchens not me.
Its his words, not mine.

[stevetorres]

Religion or belief's are a part oh human civilization. It's an anser to questions no one can answer and a way to keep or help keep people on the right path in life. It gives people hope and helps them cope with death... it does a lot of good things for the needy in most cases. So is Jesus real? I wouldn't know but if it makes people deal better with thier lives to believe he is than i feel that is absolutely fine. During hard times or desperate times in my life i have preyed for strength or guidance and it helped me feel better and helped me to deal with the situations.

[MatthewChenault]

It’s important to remember that the Gospels - themselves - are sources written by people who knew the Disciples of Jesus or were written by the Disciples themselves.

The Pauline letters are known to have been written by Paul the Apostle, lending further credence to the authenticity of the Bible.

After that point, the entire matter concerning miracles and Jesus’s resurrection are up to personal interpretation. From a historian’s perspective, we cannot definitively say that they did or did not happen as all we have to go by are the accounts of the Apostles. However, outside of this, we can say - for certain - that Jesus was real and that Jesus was highly influential in swaying thousands of Jews towards him.

[mrlume]

Thoroughly enjoyable video, and a great defence of historical scholary methodology.

[MarcUyghur]

Did you not finish the sentence where the word "embarassment" was mentiond before posting this? Embarassment was mentioned not as proof that "they would have only included it if it REALLY happened", but as a heuristic tool for considering if it is worth dismissing a historical anecdote entirely or to analyze it further.

[PolarBear]

Great video on an interesting topic! You definitely got a chuckle out of me when you shared your personal thoughts too

[SansSanity]

i don't think i've ever met someone in real life who argues jesus didn't exist. i didn't realize it was that controversial. i don't believe he had holy powers, but sure he was probably a dude.

[wizardmadnes]

I did not know Jesus mythosist where such a big problem over in America until i check the comments. Sorry to hear you guys have deal with that. Can't think of a single scholar that holds this position. Not even the overly critical Bart Ehrman.

[belcavendishny]

i thought (and hoped) that people would leave this sort of ahistoricity behind with the other angsty dismissals of reality, as i had done when i stopped being a teenager

if that were the case maybe i'd have gotten the video i wanted which is "how much can we know about the historical jesus"

[TheAlison]

14:05-14:20 HAHAHHA based historian moment.

[keithammleter]

This video starts off by claiming the public doesn't understand the methods of professional historians. But we do. I personally know a couple of professional historians - university academics. They have a strong inclination to tell a good story and get facts wrong and omit facts contrary to their story. Look at YouTuber Mark Felton - a university history teacher specialisiing in World War 2. He gets a lot of things wrong, especially when he talks about the war in the pacific. But he tells a good story.