JESUS AND BUDDHA

The question continues to arise "Did Christ exist? Is the life story of the founder of Christianity the product of human sorrow, imagination, and hope- a myth comparable to the legends of Krishna, Osiris (and) Dionysus?" (Durant 553). Despite the icon of millions of Christians throughout the world, there are still many who doubt the truth and veracity of his existence. And yet, Durant (1944) quotes an early non-Christian reference in Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews (app. A.D. 93) which states "At that time lived Jesus, a hole man, if man he may be called. For he performed wonderful worksa" (Durant 554). The historical quest has been denounced by some as "a frontal assault on Christian faith and an attempt to undermine the Bible's authority" (Sheler 1)

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