The Historical Jesus Fact or Fiction? PART 2

Welcome back to Taste of Truth Tuesdays! Today's episode is Part Two that dives into the final five “Historical Jesus” myths people love to repeat, plus a quick reality check for the mythicist side too.

In this episode:

Myth #6–7: “Archaeology & Non-Christian Sources Prove Jesus”
What the evidence actually shows — and what it doesn’t. Josephus, Tacitus, Pliny, archaeology… none of it confirms a historical Jesus.

Myth #8: “Paul Supports the Gospel Jesus”
Paul’s Jesus is visionary and scriptural, not biographical. His silence tells its own story.

Myth #9: “Christianity Began With Jesus and His Disciples”
Early Christianity was a swirl of competing revelation cults, not a unified movement led by a Galilean teacher.

Myth #10: “Christianity Spread Too Fast to Be a Myth”
The real timeline: tiny, scattered growth for two centuries — then a political supernova under Constantine.

Also: A Critical Look at Mythicists
Why agreement on the conclusion doesn’t mean agreement on the methods. We talk about:
• where Fitzgerald’s arguments fall short
• why Tim O’Neill’s critique matters (even with his own biases)
• how atheist spaces often recreate the same purity culture they mock

This episode isn’t about choosing sides — it’s about evidence, clarity, and refusing to trade one orthodoxy for another.

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