{"id":1318,"date":"2017-12-27T12:47:14","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T17:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2026-07-05T07:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T11:05:06","slug":"did-jesus-exist-was-he-historical-or-just-a-myth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/?p=1318","title":{"rendered":"Did Jesus Exist &#8211; was he Historical or Just a Myth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1319\" style=\"width: 278px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1319\" src=\"http:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/tacitus-annals-278x416.jpg\" alt=\"Roman Historican Tactitus' Book ANNALS\" width=\"278\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/tacitus-annals-278x416.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/tacitus-annals-278x416-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TACIT CONFIRMATION. Roman historian Tacitus\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s last major work, Annals, mentions a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Christus\u00e2\u20ac\u009d who was executed by Pontius Pilate and from whom the Christians derived their name<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Did Jesus Exist?, asks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/people-cultures-in-the-bible\/jesus-historical-jesus\/did-jesus-exist\/\">this article<\/a>. This is an age-old question that people are still asking &#8212; and arguing vehemently over. The mythicists say Jesus never existed, was made up, but the historicists say he was an historical figure, yes indeed. Everyone makes it an either \/ or argument, but as I have said here before it is so wonderful to turn it into a both \/ and belief. Jesus existed historically and was also part of and fulfilment of ancient mythology. He fulfilled the dying \/ resurrecting fertility myth and became a perfect archetype of it. BOTH \/ AND you argumentive people. Try it out. You&#8217;ll love it. 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