While it is well known that people question the divinity of Jesus (e.g., “Jesus Seminar Phase 3: Profiles of Jesus,” Westarinstitute.org), it may surprise some to find out that there have long been those who question whether Jesus is a historical person (VanVoorst 658-60).
A very helpful new book on the historicity of Jesus is The Case for the Christ of the New Testament: An Adversarial Dialogue Concerning the Existence of Jesus Christ, published by Warren Christian Apologetics Center (2013). The dialogue includes three participants: Roy Abraham Varghese, Dr. Robert M. Price, and Dr. Ralph Gilmore. Price argues for the position that Jesus never existed, and Varghese and Gilmore argue that Jesus did exist.
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