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Yank, that is such a biased and unsustainable view of the historicity, much less the accuracy, that it is hard to believe that you would put it into print! Even the most liberal of theologians - promoters of the "documentary theory" that is so popular in intelligentsia and academia - would not be so bold as to deny the total inaccuracy of the record. A mere perusal of archeological record gives a general impression that the stories and teachings of the Bible are accurate. People can quibble over details, but they no longer deny the historicity of Jesus, the apostles, or even the kings of Israel.

McG, unfortunately, there are those that sit in judgment over even the teachings of Jesus. They try to decide which things he actually said and what might have been "added" by the church over time. They admit Jesus lived, taught, and died, but that is about all. If you look into these claims, please read the rebuttals by those that hold to the historicity as well. In fact, since these works are responding to the denials, it would probably be best to read them first, using the others as "back up" to check for context and such.