Thanks for keeping the conversation above board and respecting differences of opinion.
The quote above sums up my view based on everything I have seen and read, including Cecil’s column. Assuming Jesus really did exist, which I am willing to accept, doesn’t necessarily mean he performed the miracles he is said to have performed and was resurrected from the dead. I can see someone later embellishing the stories to make them more powerful and believable to a relative illiterate and uneducated audience 2000 years ago. Having an unwavering belief in the unseen, unprovable and unbelievable is what powers all religions.
Today, millions of people believe Jesus stories and don’t doubt their truth. Once you start to pick apart the Bible the entire Jesus story starts to fall apart, and a true believer can’t afford for that to happen…