Historians agree – yes, Jesus existed.
Though historians may disagree on who Jesus was, the evidence of Jesus’ existence proves too strong to ignore. He lived – and he had quite an impact! Roman writers report ‘a man called Christ’ who was executed by Pontius Pilate. Jewish historians wrote of ‘a wise man’ named Jesus, who was ‘a doer of surprising deeds.’ The New Testament itself is considered a historical record of Jesus’ existence. These 27 books, written approximately within the first 60 years after Jesus died, all tell of his life and reference his deeds. This alone is extremely good evidence that Jesus existed.
This is why serious ancient historians – regardless of their religious perspective – accept that Jesus of Nazareth was a real historical figure…