Jesus Fact or Fiction

Fact or Fiction	So - are you sure you know the difference between reality and fantasy?

	I challenge you to examine what you think you already know. Scroll down this page and see if you can answer a few simple questions


	When did Sherlock Holmes move into Baker Street? Some readers are going to answer that one! (LoL)
	Mr Holmes, as you probably know, is a fictitious character. Unfortunately not everybody realises this but the lack of knowing the truth is unlikely to have much effect on their lives. Holmes was first written about over 100 years ago. If some people can be so mistaken about history after such a short time what chance have we got of knowing the truth about a person who lived say, 2000 years ago?

	Did George Washington ever live? You should have known it wouldn't be easy. Some of these questions are tricky rascals.
	Answer is Yes! How do you know that? You never met him. Have you seen him on TV? Do you have a friend who knows a man who's Great Grandpa used to supply his blank DVDs? George Washington was born 22nd Feb 1732, died 14th Dec 1799. This is recorded history. You can quickly obtain more factual information about George than you will ever know about your immediate neighbours, friends and even some members of your living family. This information is brought to us by the written word. Writing has been used in the Middle East for about 5000 years (gasp). I wonder how we know that?
	What do you know about Genghis Khan (1162 - 1227)? This guy is 800 years gone! What a very long time ago! Never fear, if you really want to know about him you'll find him recorded in the history books. Power to the written word.

	Look at these and give them a bit of thought Claudius, Roman Emperor, in AD 43 (over 1,962 years ago) He invaded Britannia (most of good old United Kingdom) it was a pushover! The original 'Girl Power' Boadicea took her best shot at retaliation in AD 61 but failed. Click at the bottom of this page for a quick look at Boadicea - its worth it. Caligula the nutter (AD 12 - 41) Did you know his real name was Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus? Hannibal the elephant man (247-183BC) (2,200 years ago) He crossed the Pyrenees, France, and the Alps. Well done there sir! Euclid (c'mon, you must remember Euclid?) 300BC He wrote his famous book 'Elements'. You should watch the DVD.
	and just four more ... Peroneus Tertius, in 360BC legged it from Rome to Judea with the lovely Brevis. Aristotle (384-322 BC) , one of many well-quoted Greek philosophers. Pythagoras of square hippopotamus fame (about 580BC) (2,500 years ago) Contrary to many others, 'Pythe' believed the Earth to be spherical. Aesop, a Greek slave, He told great moral stories, eg. The tortoise and the hare. He died 565BC Click here for an explanation of why we write dates with BC and AD
	You have read a list - presented to you as facts. Are you happy with that? Do you accept what you have read? You may have heard of most of these people and you have probably scanned my little list and thought, Yes - well, so what? Think about it!

	Look at those dates They span a period from a little over 100 years ago to almost 2,550 years ago. We accept them as accurate (or as near as makes no difference) because ... they are documented history. There are a multitude of facts available to us because of the written word. We can accurately account for people, events, accomplishments, etc. of two and a half thousand years ago. This is amazing. Are you understanding this?
	Keep thinking and please consider this. . . What about Aesop? When was he born? We don't know! (Well - I don't anyway) Why should we know - he was only a slave after all. Yet because he told a few stories about animals, some of which we know he did not even originate, he made a difference to the world and it was thought important enough to make note of his demise. He got himself recorded in history.

	Well done for getting this far. You need to find some answers. Ask yourself; (yes, you do the work) Who is the singularly most important person who ever lived who I have omitted from the lists. Hint: Born in the year 0000. Ask yourself; Had his mother thought to herself that 0000 had a nice ring to it and so planned her baby for then? Ask yourself; Why does the calendar for most of the world start from the year that baby was born? Ask yourself; How could any event be considered so significant as to warrant restarting the recording of time from that moment and writing dates as before or after that particular event?

	Now relax from your intense concentration! Take note... Peroneus Tertius and Peroneus Brevis mentioned earlier are muscles, not people. You may not have known that! Did you assume my list of facts was the whole truth? When reading it did you have a lack of interest in details? Most of us do. In looking at any information think about it. Question it, look for evidence. You are capable of weighing evidence and making your own reasoned judgement.

	The truth is ... It is a documented fact that Jesus was born, lived as a man and was executed by the Romans. This is not speculation or storybook stuff, this is a matter of recorded history.
	So - - Jesus lived - Fact - - So what? There were lots of good moral teachers wandering around prophesizing. How was Jesus any different?
	The things he did and said demonstrate he was either ...
	bad or mad or as he claimed the Son of God.	Was Jesus deluded? Click to read more.
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