Proofs That Jesus Never Existed

Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7AGALojN4U

The video challenges the historical existence of Jesus, arguing there's a significant lack of independent, neutral historical records. Key points include:

Absence of Roman Records: No Roman documents confirm Jesus's existence, arrest, trial, or execution.

Questionable Historical Mentions: Mentions in Josephus are considered forged, and Tacitus's mention was nearly a century later, possibly based on hearsay.

Lack of Contemporary Texts: No texts, letters, scrolls, or graffiti from his supposed time mention him. The Gospels were written decades later and evolved over time.

Paul's Accounts: Paul, who wrote before the Gospels, spoke of visions and spiritual encounters, not a living, breathing Jesus.

Mythological Parallels: The Jesus story aligns with older myths, suggesting a mythological pattern.

Unrecorded Miracles and Lack of Physical Evidence: Alleged miracles were unrecorded and left no physical traces. All so-called relics have been debunked.

Evolution of Belief: Early Christians had diverse beliefs, and the Jesus figure evolved from minimal to divine in texts, suggesting a myth in motion.

Absence of Disciples' Writings: The 12 disciples left no personal writings.

Unnoticed Supernatural Events: Events like darkness during crucifixion are mentioned in the Bible but not by Roman or Jewish historians.

Language Discrepancy of Gospels: Gospels were written in Greek, not Aramaic, by anonymous authors decades later, containing inconsistencies.

Philo of Alexandria's Silence: Philo, a contemporary Jewish philosopher, never mentioned Jesus.

Anachronistic Nazareth: No archaeological evidence of Nazareth existing in the first century.

Christianity's Spread: Attributed to fear, control, and politics after Rome adopted it, with the early church suppressing dissenting texts.

Council of Nicaea: Official doctrines were established by votes, indicating political influence.

Inconsistent Resurrection Accounts: Resurrection accounts vary across the Gospels.

Sayings Not Unique: Many sayings attributed to Jesus were common in other traditions.

Absence of Evidence Argument: The video argues that the absence of expected evidence for a famous, miracle-performing figure is significant.

Lack of Contemporary Depictions: Early Christian art used symbols, with a standardized image appearing much later.

The video concludes that the New Testament Jesus likely never existed, seeing him as a literary invention and a myth formed for theological and political reasons.