Jesus of Nazareth, one of the most important men who have ever lived. We have paintings of his likeliness dating back millennia, common folk, kings, queens, clergy, military generals, knights, warriors, world leaders all have adored him and followed his teachings. The majority of secular historians agree that he lived. What is frustrating is that the main documents we have about his life which are the gospels have been translated to a copy of a copy of a copy. For secular historians, the gospels could be considered to be compromised documents because it talks about his performing of miracles and glorifies Jesus. The earliest manuscript of the New Testament is from the gospel of John on papyrus from the year 180. Jesus died around the year 33 AD. This would be comparable to if we first wrote about the archduke Franz Ferdinand, who died in 1914 in 2019. All we would have to rely on are what people said about him while he was alive since no one living today knew the archduke Franz Ferdinand personally. How can we write an accurate account of his life in 2019? What do we truly know about the historical Jesus?
Before anyone else takes a crack at this, you may find these previous posts from the FAQ enlightening: