Did I say “short”? I meant long.
One thing that theists tend to say is that “of course jesus is real, it says so in the bible.” Of course, that tends to ignore that no one else mentions him that you would think should have mentioned him. Especially someone who actually lived at the purported time said mythical figure was supposed to exist. Here is a nice long list of people that could (or should) have mentioned this jesus character. Now, I am going to say this isn’t my original work, but rather some one else’s research. I have, however, looked into the claims of this individual, and I find them backed up with great research. This is extracted from a 16+ page thread (with hundreds if not approaching a thousand) posts arguing this back and forth. One of the central arguments is why there are no contemporary writers that mention the jebus myth. A poster that goes by the name of Kapyong collected all this info.
There are further reasons why someone would mention jebus in contemporary writings that he doesn’t get into. Suffice it to say that events such as described in Matthew 27:51-53 would certainly rate a mention. Or the fact that a purple trimmed robe was used. However, here is the collation of the writers. Notice the incredible consistency!
Via Skeptic Money and Reddit.
