I've heard a lot "it's a consensus within the scholarly community that Jesus existed".
Is this really true? If it is, what are the evidences for it?
There's a section in the FAQ http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/faq/religion#wiki_did_jesus_exist.3F devoted to that.
Short answer yes. The sources are the gospels, Josephus, Tacituc