Are Mormons Christian?

[Warren DeMontague]

233. I think you misunderstood. Actually, for all I know there may be Biblical Scholars who dispute the

literal historic existence of Jesus, but I haven't come across any.

That is not to say there aren't biblical scholars who are Atheists. Many Atheists believe (incorrectly, I think, although until recently I was one of them) that "Jesus" had an objective, historical existence, that "he" was an influential preacher or rabbi, say, from Galilee, an important person, but just a person. And there are even "Christians" (I put that in quotes because I don't want to get into the debate about what is a "real" Christian or not) who do NOT believe that Jesus had an objective historical existence, but that the stories, etc. are pure allegory/metaphor, etc.

My point is only that "biblical scholars" seem to be the folks- and the only folks- in the history business who generally fall on the side of "Jesus had an objective historical existence". Most other historians who look at the question deeply go.. "Gee, that's interesting, if 'he' did, the story has a lot of holes and is oddly lacking objective corroboration".