What is the secular historical opinion on Jesus? Are there any real records of a man by that name walking around preaching aside from the New Testament?

by Ragnrok
jschooltiger

This is asked here fairly frequently, so we have an FAQ section devoted to it.

The tl;dr: is that yes, it's generally accepted among historians that a historical Jesus existed; this does not imply belief in miracles, his divinity, etc.

The three questions in the FAQ all give pretty good answers:

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