Jesus and history

Main article: Jesus

• Historicity of Jesus discusses disputes about the existence of Jesus and the reliability of ancient texts relating to him.
• Historical Jesus discusses attempts to reconstruct Jesus' life using historical methods, such as critical analysis of gospel texts.
• Chronology of Jesus discusses the attempt to establish a historical chronology for the events of Jesus' life as described in the four canonical gospels
• Cultural and historical background of Jesus discusses some of the cultural influences and historical events that are a backdrop to the narrative of Jesus' life as described in the four canonical gospels.
• The Quest for the historical Jesus describes the attempt, which began in the eighteenth century, to use historical-critical methods to construct a biography of Jesus.
• Historicity of the Gospels discusses the historicity of the canonical gospels.
• Jesus myth theory discusses the theory that Jesus was not a historical person, but is a fictional or mythological character created by the early Christian community.

Other related topics

• The Bible and history discusses the historicity of the entire Bible.
• Jesus Christ in comparative mythology is the study of Jesus from a mythographical perspective, an examination of the narrative of Jesus, as a central part of Christian mythology.
• Josephus on Jesus covers the debate of the authenticity of two references by first-century Jewish historian Josephus. These are the Testimonium Flavianum and a reference to Jesus, brother of James.
• Tacitus on Christ discusses the debate over the meaning, reliability, and authenticity of Tacitus' reference to "Christus" in Book 15 of the Annals.
• Census of Quirinius discusses the census that, in the gospel of Luke, is associated with the birth of Jesus, a reference which has long been considered problematic by biblical scholars.
• Criticism of Jesus discusses criticisms of Jesus that have been raised by various scholars and writers.
• Crucifixion eclipse is about an eclipse that is said to have occurred during Jesus' crucifixion which could be used to date the crucifixion.
• Christian mythology is the body of traditional narratives associated with Christianity.

See also

• History of early Christianity
• 1st century