Is there evidence that Jesus was a real person?

by I_like_turtles_a_lot

Are there any records apart from bible itself, which suggest that such a person might have existed? Of course not possesing divine power, but maybe causing an uproar among the contemporary Jewish practicioners, which resulted in his crucifiction?

J-Force

This is a very common question here, try this previous answer by /u/talondearg.

jschooltiger

u/J-Force has already linked to u/talondearg's answer on Jesus, but this section of the FAQ has some other reading which may be of interest to you, in particular this answer by u/kookingpot about how historians treat the Bible, and other religious texts, as sources.

The tl;dr is that historians generally accept the existence of Jesus as a historical figure, but in terms of ruling on his divinity, miracles, etc. you want the theology department, which is the nice brick building over across the quadrangle ...