> The existence of a historical Jesus is totally incedental to their faith. True. > There were tons of Messianic preachers at the time, what's so unbelievable

> The existence of a historical Jesus is totally incedental to their faith. True. > There were tons of Messianic preachers at the time, what's so unbelievable about one of them getting deified? It's actually quite believable, because we have not known any other story until now. The thing is there is more compelling evidence to suggest Jesus was more a character like Hercules than he was a living person. > The hypothesis that one of those people was named "Jesus of Nazareth" does exactly nothing to prove Christianity. Correct, but it's easy to see how the inverse is troubling for many many people.