"All the parts about atonement for our sins is theological constructions to make Jesus match the prophecy." No, I was just quoting from Isaiah there. That's Is

"All the parts about atonement for our sins is theological constructions to make Jesus match the prophecy." No, I was just quoting from Isaiah there. That's Isaiah speaking many years before Jesus, describing and requiring the Christ to be a Suffering Servant. Not many ancient historians would contest that Jesus was a historical person, or have any reason to question that he died the way he did. Nor would they contest the public life of John the Baptist or Pilate or Herod for that matter, or that the New Testament documents contain eye witness testimony, as well as incidental historical detail in the form of taken-for-granted shared understanding of historical events in the minds of those who were then alive and able to contest and examine the facts. Many of those who witnessed to Jesus suffered for their convictions, and faced tremendous pressure and incentive to quit. "And you have to ignore or gloss over the parts that does not fit: 'He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth.'" Have you read the remarkable account of Jesus before Pilate? At the end of the day, you must decide for yourself.