At this point there are a ton of books on the subject. I'd recommend Erham's new book, as he's an atheist and a humanist so reddit won't dismiss him out-of-hand. More important than that though, is that he's a respected scholar presenting well founded material.
http://www.amazon.com/Did-Jesus-Exist-Historical-Argument/dp/0062204602
If one listens to the videos that I linked to above Bart Ehrman or read his book, Did Jesus Exist? you see that the historical nature of the existence Jesus is well established and thus accepted by historians.
No, I meant like this:
https://www.amazon.ca/Did-Jesus-Exist-Historical-Argument/dp/0062204602
Nothing in that article makes me think Ehrman doesn’t believe what he’s saying.
Nah, your skepticism just doesn't have wide support from any reputed academic community. Atheism and denying Jesus' divinity doesn't necessitate denying there was a human being named Yeshua. Your belief is more like a conspiracy theory. If you actually want to find why he was likely a real person you won't have to look far:
http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8265.html#evendors
https://books.google.com/books?id=c2Tu1Yp3n0EC&pg=PA285#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=c2Tu1Yp3n0EC&pg=PA285#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://www.amazon.com/Did-Jesus-Exist-Historical-Argument/dp/0062204602
> Feel free to present some.
Again, fair point! There's a couple of books that are a good introduction to the topic.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0062204602
http://www.amazon.com/Zealot-Life-Times-Jesus-Nazareth/dp/0812981480
These are meant for non-specialists, but they do a decent job of summarizing the last 30 years or so. If you're interested in a more in-depth study, both books contain a large number of excellent references.
No, credible historians rely on Josephus. See Bart Ehrman's discussion of the sources on Jesus in <em>Did Jesus Exist?</em> (HarperCollins, 2012), or in <em>Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium</em> (Oxford University Press, 1999).
See clydem's suggestion, Bart Ehrman, who wrote the book, "Did Jesus Exist" attempting to answer this question. While this is not a consensus, it's a fairly solid case.
http://www.amazon.com/Did-Jesus-Exist-Historical-Argument/dp/0062204602
From the Wikipedia entry Historical Jesus:
The term "historical Jesus" refers to attempts to "reconstruct the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth by critical historical methods", in "contrast to Christological definitions ('the dogmatic Christ') and other Christian accounts of Jesus ('the Christ of faith')".[3] It also considers the historical and cultural context in which Jesus lived.[4][5][6] Virtually all scholars who write on the subject accept that Jesus existed,[7][8][9][10] although scholars differ about the beliefs and teachings of Jesus as well as the accuracy of the accounts of his life, and the only two events subject to "almost universal assent" are that Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist and was crucified by the order of the Roman Prefect Pontius Pilate.[11][12][13][14]
Thanks for your work on this. Bart Ehrman argues that he existed.
I'm not saying Jesus existed. I'm saying Ehrman said Jesus existed. If you want to see the evidence read his book.