However, the question of the existence of Jesus as a historical figure should be distinguished from discussions about the historicity of specific episodes in th

However, the question of the existence of Jesus as a historical figure should be distinguished from discussions about the historicity of specific episodes in the gospels, the chronology they present, or theological issues regarding his divinity.[360] A number of historical non-Christian documents, such as Jewish and Greco-Roman sources, have been used in historical analyses of the existence of Jesus.[357] The large majority of modern historians agree that Jesus existed and regard events such as his baptism and his crucifixion as historical. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus#Existence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus#Existence