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Did Jesus Really Exist?

“Jesus is a legend stitched together from older myths. There is no real evidence outside the Bible that a man named Jesus of Nazareth ever lived, let alone did what the Gospels claim.”

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    “Jesus was a good teacher and maybe a prophet, but he never claimed to be God. The idea that he was divine was added later by his followers and the church.”

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  1. Did Jesus really rise from the dead?

    “Dead men do not come back to life. The resurrection story is more likely the product of grief, hallucination, a stolen or misplaced body, a man who only fainted on the cross, or a legend that grew over time among devoted followers.”

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