“It is fair to say that mythicists as a group, and as individuals, are not taken seriously by the vast majority of scholars in the field of New Testament, early Christianity, ancient history, and theology.”
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And...
The idea that Jesus did not exist is a modern notion. It has no ancient precedents. It was made up in the eighteenth century. One might as well call it a modern myth, the myth of the mythical Jesus."
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Courage and Godspeed,
Chad
Footnote:
1. Bart D. Ehrman, Did Jesus Exist, p. 20; as quoted by Sean McDowell here.
2. Ibid.
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