Did Jesus really exist? | DW Documentary

Did Jesus, revered by Christians as the Son of God, really exist? Historians and archaeologists search for clues that might lead them to the historical figure of Jesus. Can their efforts solve a conundrum that goes back more than 2,000 years, and fascinates so many to this day?
For more than two billion Christians he is the son of God, sacrificed on the cross. The resurrected Messiah, his birth is held to be so important that it marks the starting point in the Gregorian calendar used in many parts of the world today. He is the cornerstone of Christianity, a figure whose story has evolved in accordance with the creed built by the churches over a period of 2,000 years.
Not until the 18th century and the Enlightenment was the question of an historical Jesus really explored. Beyond the religious discourse, who was Jesus really? A man of flesh and blood? Did the central figure in this religion really exist? Believers answer this question by reading the Gospels, the ancient accounts of the life of Jesus.
But how much historical credibility can be attributed to texts written several decades after Jesus's death? Particularly given that the four official Gospels contradict each other on many points. The researchers question many of the things we think we know about Jesus: Was he really born on December 25th? What was his life like before he began preaching? What is the exact location of his tomb? Today, by examining historical evidence found in Israel, Egypt and Jordan, then harnessing cutting-edge science, can historians finally manage to reveal the mysteries of Jesus's life?
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[@AstroMartine]

well, great timing, I wonder if you'll post a video on "did Mohammed really exist" before Ramadan is over

[@hourbee5535]

They will never do that because of predictable backlash

[@stargazer3364]

Christian Prince makes those youtube videos almost daily, sometimes twice a day. Go see what CP has to say. You'll be amazed..!

[@rahulsls]

😂😅😅

[@starcapture3040]

did moses really exist?

[@ammarmateen3184]

Okay but Muhammad actually existed, there are contemporary Credence to it, unlike Jesus a fanfiction

[@randatatang9222]

Let's face it. DW is doing this documentary because they know Christians are soo nice and tolerant that their HQ won't be burned down for it

[@soulfly89]

Truth

[@markgarcia8253]

Germans…last in Europe to be converted to Catholicism, and the first to leave.

[@rei_meyer_]

I know, right? it is just like... if Christianity was tolerant, the basis of democracy in the west or something

[@dynamo_spade]

what is the relevance of their hq apropos this documentary ! ? 😕

[@amonk32]

As a Christian, I'll be the first to admit a lot of us are nuts. But I personally really appreciate this documentary! I embrace scientific and archeological discoveries, even when they go against my previously-held beliefs. There's so much to learn and so much we still don't know. I always try to keep as open a mind as I can.

[@thinktoomuchb4028]

Picture a small child who is being raised to have a "belief" in Jesus. One day in elementary school, a student mentions Jesus and another responds, "He's not a real person." Their teacher, not preaching, not pushing a point of view, corrects that saying, "Jesus is a historical figure." That child was never taught that and now feels this "belief" has, in some way, been justified. That's a very powerful experience I had many years ago. It's odd then to see so many Christians react to a video posing this question as if it's some kind of attack, and then, suggesting another video to "attack" another religion.

[@gillesmeura3416]

Great comment! Good to see when others are aggressive, excessively apologetic, downright dumb or, at best, humoristic. 😊

[@olivercastro5300]

Muhamad is a historical character from VI century, his existence is super proven. What they want to talk and don't know how to say it's about Muhamad's God. They're scared about a fatwa. Yeah, DW, Google, the company behind the phone you are watching the heresy, all of them's headquarters would suffer. By the way, I was baptized and belong a Western country.

[@joekazhama5789]

If this video was questioning the existence of Muhammad we all know what would be in the News. We saw it happen to the French media house that made a cartoon.

[@sm3289m]

Why dragging Muhammad (peace be upon him)! He didnt make this video nor any of his followers.

[@paulhayes6920]

I think one of Christianity's great strengths - at least the CofE in England - is that it is open to criticism, question and, sometimes, ridicule, but answers its critics in a measured and peaceful way, and when necessary turns the other cheek. But lets not forget its often more interested in attacking its own - see the Thirty Years War, English persecution of Catholics in Ireland, discrimination against Catholics in the States and England, the Spanish Inquisition (There's a reason the reformation never took off in Spain), modern Baptists (some still call the Pope the 'antichrist'), St Bartholomew's Day massacre, the siege of Munster, the suppression of the Peasants Revolt in Germany...Shall I go on?

[@ikemadethis894]

You know Jesus is one of the great prophets of Islam like Muhammed.

[@makavelidon2218]

All the RELIGIONS TEXT COPY FROM OTHER CIVILIZATIONS

[@WSonga-espai]

Very right.

[@veebee69]

Ooh, ooh, do Muhammad next!

[@ammarmateen3184]

He did excited, roman colonist in Syria at the time mentioned about him

[@joeambassadorofchrist3389]

@@ammarmateen3184Allahu-snack bar 😅😂

[@ammarmateen3184]

@@joeambassadorofchrist3389 that's just sad boomer.

[@toryal7510]

The West is too afraid to touch Islam 😅😅😅

[@ammarmateen3184]

@@toryal7510 you must be high! West invaded and bombed to stoneage a dozen Islamic states, a German outlet discussing about historicity of their god amounts to nothing.

[@yeshua64]

Please do a documentary on Muhammad and his beloved young one.

[@Plektrud]

Please read us Talmud. Interesting book.

[@shadaliabdullahi5996]

There is contradictions in the quran it is free for everyone to look at it.

[@CatrinaDaimonLee]

lolita?

[@shadaliabdullahi5996]

@CatrinaDaimonLee "If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astounding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with Muhammad? Muhammad established a system based upon true and immortal ideology. Is there any like he?" Alphonse de Lamartine (1790 - 1869) - French historian and philosopher, Historie de la Turquie, Paris

[@shadaliabdullahi5996]

The 100, a Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History by Michael H. Hart Muhammed #1 “My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels.

[@areascoda2912]

imagine a KZbin video titled "did mohammed really exist"

[@nnnashed]

I share you the same exact imagination

[@germank7924]

@@nnnashed crocus?

[@nnnashed]

@@germank7924 what is that?

[@germank7924]

Jesus! ISIS claims responsibility for attack at Moscow-area concert

[@phil20_20]

🤬🤬👺👺👺💣💥

[@samihassen6077]

The coming and existence of Jesus is never been a question for a true christian because he revel himself even in today's life. And his words are active and working.

[@CherieDeDieu]

Amen!!

[@piotrgrabowski5024]

Typical German subtlety to upload this just hours before Easter. Wonder if you dare discuss Muhammad a day before Ramadan.

[@dongolahmed]

There's a big probability that Muhammed didn't exist .... Actually, doubting the existence of Jesus hits Islam hard too since Muslims believe in Jesus too

[@rakeenraccoon4094]

yeah I wonder if they also dare discuss melekh ha-mashiach a day before hanukkah

[@jwk3889]

😝😝😝

[@jacques.cousteau]

They won't, they are too scared to be charlie-hebdo'd to do that😂 typical coward journalists

[@ammarmateen3184]

Jesus is a cartoonish figure, unlike Muhammad who actually existed

[@valenciarhyanda]

Do the Muhammad one please!

[@DensityMatrix1]

Include details about his slave wife.

[@RickR69]

Please have some cool illustrations of what he looked like and include his child wife.

[@100percent3]

Please include all the evil things he did

[@B.Y.A]

All of these criminals who slander the prophet Muhammed are total ignorants of his life, acts and what he has commanded.

[@iamsorryforbeingrudebefore1626]

​@@B.Y.AHahaha Without lies, Islam dies.

[@son_60han]

Reading the comments are more fun than watching the video 😂

[@okwatever3582]

Lmao so true. It’s like kids fighting over Who is right when they are all too convinced the other was wrong. In the end to realize how naive and ignorant they were when all of them were wrong in some way.

[@ReshonBryant]

🌝🍿

[@user-84-rg9-8n2]

@@okwatever3582 There is only ONE Right: *Quran 4:59* “O believers! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. Should you disagree on anything, refer it to Allah and His Messenger” *Quran 5:101* “O believers! Do not ask about any matter which, if made clear to you, may disturb you. But if you inquire about what is being revealed in the Quran, it will be made clear to you” *Quran 8:13* “This is because they defied Allah and His Messenger (Peace Be Upon Him). And whoever defies Allah and His Messenger, then ˹know that˺ Allah is surely severe in punishment.” *Quran 5:33* “Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger (Peace Be Upon Him) and strive to make mischief in this land is only this, that they be k___ or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides”

[@tinahochstetler2189]

Yes! Jesus is my Lord and Savior. Christ is King! He is risen. ✝💖

[@kelsey_roy]

Ok fundiee

[@breakthroughwithdr.d]

God bless you. And christ is a mindset so yes, christ is in us all. We just need to stay centered in our selves to connect w the Christ energy ie god energy ie love energy of the universe

[@JAG87KAR]

Zionists will come after you now! Calling him King is antisemitic according to them. I don't believe in the first two btw, but it's your beliefs and I respect it.

[@stanleymurthy8919]

❤

[@fa8601]

Amen 🫶🕊🫶امين

[@Blaze92NL]

Wtf is up with the hype music in the background? So distracting

[@caitrinonnua-shealainn7165]

I came here to complain about that too! The information is interesting enough - we don't need to be made to feel tense all the time, like watching a Hollywood action film.

[@BalboaBaggins]

Imagine if people just spent their lives trying to be a better person (like Jesus was) instead of this endless he says she says nonsense.

[@richardhogenson594]

Jesus wasn’t Caucasian. He was middle eastern.

[@neoneherefrom5836]

ok cool

[@DensityMatrix1]

Correct, but he wasn’t Arabic. You are aware that people in the Levant were basically Greek prior to Arab invasions? Do you think people who live in a place always lived there? Do you think Italians always lived where New York City is?

[@biernot9483]

"Middle Eastern" is not an ethnicity, it's a region. And people can move from one place to another place. Especially over the span of 2000 years, lots of things happened there since and are still happening today. Caucasian people came from the east as Scythians into Europe, they came over the Caucasus, that's why they are called Caucasian still today. Not far away from Assyria where the absolute majority of Israelites were in captivity, the land of the Aesir/Asen.

[@truefact844]

Why lie, he had blond hair and blue eyes. I have not seen photos of him but there are lots of paintings. I am sure because there are plenty of people from Israel with blonde hair. I think when you said he was from the Middle East, you were just confusing him with Mohammed.

[@alystero8838]

​@@Man-v2vv2wt2q no we arenot!😂😂

[@rohanraphaeldas]

It’s sad to see how the facts are not even covered. The New Testament was written in first century A.D. There are some 25,000 early manuscripts in existence, almost 6,000 of which (many being only recognizable fragments) are Greek texts and the others being early translations of the Greek New Testament. But this doesn’t matter. The fact that people gave their life for Jesus, tells us his influence in the people. You guys will never know the spiritual aspect of Christianity or the prophets that said Jesus was going to be born. It doesn’t matter when he was born but I see the message he preached and later on the sacrifice he made for me. I have experienced his love and encourage anyone reading to see the love he has for us. The hope he brought into my life. The advocacy he made with the father. That is all I need. God bless you DW.

[@earlysda]

rohan, you have the best comment on this video. God bless you, and may we stand firm for Jesus. He is coming back soon!

[@nzsl368]

*WHO REALLY IS JESUS?* most historians & textual scholars rely largely on ancient written articles, archeological evidence, etc. to substantiate such claim for its truth & veracity the historiography, historicity and historical reliability for the existence of Jesus of Nazareth and the Christians were dependent largely on these ancient writings as substantial proof for their existence: • the 3 Synoptic Gospels (Mark, Matthew, Luke) • the Gospel of John • the Pauline Epistles • the Acts of the Apostles and of course, the extra-Biblical non-Christian sources, such as: • Flavius Josephus' Testimoniun Flavianum or Antiquities of the Jews • Tacitus' Annals • Mara bar Sirapion's work on Jesus • Suetonius' Claudius 25 • the Babylonian Talmud's Sanhedrin 43a • Tosefta Chullin 2:22-23 (Jacob the Heretic) • Osroene Abgar & King Tiberius correspondence • Pliny the Younger • Thallus quoted by Sextus Julius Africanus' History of the World (Chronography) • Phlegon of Tralles • Philo • Celsus • Origen Against Celsus (Origen Contra Celsum) • Eusebius' The Chronicon other sources: • Lucian of Samosata • Emperor Trajan • Epictetus' Discourses • Numenius of Apamea • Claudius Galenus' de Differentiis Pulsuum • Tertullian's Against Marcion • Tertullian's Apologeticus

[@Achill101]

Today's scholars agree that parts of the New Testament were written in the 1st century CE, but they see other parts like Acts and 2 Peter as written in the 2nd century CE. . . . We have no manuscripts from the 1st century, only tiny manuscrip fragments from the 2nd century, larger fragments from the 3rd century, and only from the 4th century, we have complete bibles.

[@rohanraphaeldas]

@@Achill101 You know here where we all go wrong. In Christianity we are called to live by faith and not by sight. What does that mean? We are called to listen to the message God tells us. The only message that resonates to the whole world is the fact that Jesus died for the sins of the world. In current times there are so many things that go unwritten in history until a later time. Does that mean that it’s not correct or didn’t happen? We can try whatever we want to disprove the bibles credibility and I believe the devil doesn’t that too. It is the doubt he wants to build in people. But all I have to tell you is experience God’s love. Experience who God is and that is through Jesus Christ our saviour.

[@cappuccinobean2442]

@@rohanraphaeldas I know some religious people who, when presented with scientific facts that don't add up with Islam/Christianity, just disregard them and try to forget. How do you cope with the fact that e.g. the Bible says the Earth is approximately 6000 years old but dinosaurs existed 210 million years ago? I am not asking with ill intent

[@trinitymatrix9719]

Dear DW, now please make documentary about islamic cave story and muhannad. God bless....✝

[@opansofian]

After knowing the truth from the lies of Western Christian religions such as Catholicism, Protestantism, Evangelicalism, etc., the most stupid thing is to suddenly attack and slander ISLAM and the Prophet Muhammad😂

[@melissamaximo7184]

They don’t have coragem

[@melissamaximo7184]

Make a documentary about islamic

[@annodomini2616]

@@opansofian so people must not skeptic to islam, buddha, hindu, pagan, atheism, etc? but only skeptic to christianity?

[@louseveryann2181]

​@@annodomini2616 Since when is Rationality a cult?!?

[@douglasboyle6544]

"Difficult to contest"?? You didn't actually provide one shred of evidence to back up that claim.

[@ChampagneandWaffles]

This was what I was thinking! They present multiple theories, then evidence against each one that disprove it. Then tie the whole thing up in a bow in the end with “So it’s all clearly proven then!”

[@antoniomiguelsimao]

This piece of documentary is very biased. They should have invited Richard Carrier.

[@rdendelacruz4332]

Jesus is real guys....atheist scientists proves him enough.....

[@mindaza0]

Peasants do not care

[@askani21]

​@@rdendelacruz4332 Your comment is nonsense lol

[@theronaldophotography4971]

Wow. Such a good timing. Nevertheless, Happy Easter to all my Christian brothers and sisters here. Spread Love. Jesus is Risen and He will come again!. Let's say Amen! :)

[@Vayalan]

❤

[@jessacarino1420]

Amen! God Bless!

[@earlysda]

Amen!

[@cameronrobbins8169]

Amen

[@legitbeans9078]

Yes. And lets get a video about Muhammed

[@MysteryofTheTrinity]

“Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” John 20:29

[@pellestorck3776]

Ideal claims if you want to start a religion.

[@lookup-nl1nw]

Kudos to DW Team on such a wonderful documentary. We all would like to see the same documentary on Mohammad.

[@user-84-rg9-8n2]

They're terrified of what had happened in Denmark, France, Sweden.

[@chocthephotographer3226]

you can't talk about Jesus without finding out about him from the Ethiopians

[@Achill101]

What unique insight did you get from the Ethiopians? Yes, they have the gospels and the other New Testament books, but so do we.

[@joshuafrank5838]

Did the Ethiopians met jesus

[@user-yi7te6sx4u]

@@Achill101 You don't have ancient books that Ethiopians still have. Ethiopians have a calendar that starts exactly 7/8 years behind the Gregorian calendar, which is proven by the scientific facts presented in this documentary, but Ethiopians knew it long ago, they didn't need some scholars to do a documentary for them. besides Ethiopians were officially Christians long before Christianity reached most of Europe!

[@user-yi7te6sx4u]

@@joshuafrank5838 No Ethiopians met the gospel while most Europeans were still pagans!

[@Achill101]

@@user-yi7te6sx4u - as far as I know the ancient books of the Ethiopians have all been translated into English, like the Book of Enoch (that didn't survive in any other language, because it wasn't canonized by other Christians). . . . To the Ethiopian calendar: which year is it today in the Ethiopian calendar? You wrote they were behind, did you mean ahead?

[@d_lollol524]

some people still believe gospels were originally written in English .

[@dt6esdff413]

or latin, i know it's stupid when priest chant in latin instead of hebrew, but it's just really stupid.

[@WARLORDDOM]

It was written in 3 languages Pontic Greek Hebrew Aramaic

[@easterlinear]

@@WARLORDDOMnope buddy, only Greek. But nice try

[@WARLORDDOM]

@@easterlinear old testament was written in biblical Hebrew New testament certain passages were written in Aramaic And the rest in koine get

[@user-84-rg9-8n2]

Well, the Quran and Hadiths were definitely written in Arabic . . . because they're ONLY intended for Meccans, Medinans and Bedouins.

[@Besstofme]

Somebody told me there is no truth... I asked him "why should I believe you"?

[@louseveryann2181]

Yes! There are people who wear a Spiderman costume, claiming to be Spiderman. But, there are no people who are actually Spiderman.

[@epmcgee]

That’s a smart example. It gets better when you know that there was a multitude of people claiming to be Jesus the Messiah at the time Jesus Christ was said to be around, and many of them also performed miracles.

[@sentryogmixmaster]

we are ALL Spiderman....well, except for the bad people.

[@dcqec111]

Would also appreciate a documentary on the historicity of the Ramayana and Mahabharata

[@sageofsixpaths98]

It's already done by Discovery Ch. and some others. What we don't have is "Was Muhammad a Prophet or a Conman"

[@dcqec111]

​@@sageofsixpaths98Yes we desperately need an exposé of Mohammad and the cult of Islam.

[@opansofian]

​@@sageofsixpaths98 After knowing the truth from the lies of Western Christian religions such as Catholicism, Protestantism, Evangelicalism, etc., the most stupid thing is to suddenly attack and slander ISLAM and the Prophet Muhammad😂🤣

[@easwaransanthakumar297]

They have done lot on that. Infact Hindu gods area daily abused in india. Hindus are more tolerant than Christians and Muslims period

[@manisherande4568]

@@opansofianif Muhammad (rip) was great….lets enquire into it just like hindu and Christian religions

[@robbanks1436]

Do Moses next. No evidence he ever existed

[@antoniomiguelsimao]

No Egypt captivity ever occured. No Egyptian records or others.

[@zim_christ_lion]

Moses indeed existed. But he was known by another name.

[@zim_christ_lion]

There is always evidence. The fact is much of it is ignored or covered-up.

[@robbanks1436]

@@zim_christ_lion citation needed

[@jumbojumbo6866]

@@robbanks1436 moses different name would be ramoses or people working under the pharoah as captives or slaves that being ramses the second source the BAS library. since moses himself was egyptian by origin as he was cared for by the pharoah's wife so they adopted him.

[@inthehouse1960]

what's with the weird background music?

[@arbaz79]

Amazing,informative & intriguing documentary ❤. Keep it up👍.

[@pacop.3441]

Anyone has info on the talpiot tomb radiocarbon tests or something that leads to the age of the remainings ? Ive found nothing about it!

[@superstrongr]

What did you say ?

[@pacop.3441]

@@superstrongr my bad son,it was full of typos . What surprises me ,is your inhability to read through given the fact your own profile reads "strongr" hahah

[@shadowrevival]

Turns out the small hat bois wrote this documentary 😂

[@bigmike0518]

They are an Israeli owned company

[@kingk5013]

Well not surprised as they would not even dare to talk anything about Moses

[@nebhalabir1201]

Knew it.

[@rogergeyer9851]

As if your ilk are "large hat bois". But you like flat earthers, MUST be right, because you think so. /s

[@Ratinevo]

And funded it too.

[@richard-kramer]

Does annybody know the name of the painting at 1:36?

[@paulhayes6920]

Take a photo and use Google lens.

[@epmcgee]

Baptism of Christ - Sistine Chapel - Pietro Perugino.

[@chun-mailiu4329]

Let's not forget the center theme of Jesus's message of "Love" and Martin Luther's teaching of "salvation through Faith."

[@BalboaBaggins]

Imagine if people just spent their lives trying to be a better person (like Jesus was) instead of this endless he says she says nonsense.

[@Bluesruse]

@@BalboaBaggins Nothing points to Jesus trying to "be a better person". Lots of sayings and deeds attributed to him are utterly morally bankrupt and evil. Of course, that's not the image that has been painted over the stories later.

[@Bluesruse]

According to whom is that the "center theme" of Jesus' message? What happens to people with no Faith? They don't deserve "salvation"? They will be tortured eternally if they fail to be totally gullible to believe children's fairy tale stories? Can you really call this message of "Love"? What about all the other "center themes" of Jesus' message according to all the other Christianities that existed? Gospel of Thomas starts: "And he said, 'Whoever discovers the meaning of these sayings won't taste death.'". No crucifixion. No resurrection. If you die without understanding the "truth" in these words _while you are alive_ you won't get any salvation. Meaning "faith" is basically useless. That's according to "Thomas". So which is it?

[@epmcgee]

Let’s not forget that Martin Luther thought himself privy to some higher knowledge and removed books from the Bible. Let’s not forget that the text he canonised had already been redacted and edited by multiple heads of religion before him. Richard Bancroft and the council of Nicaea come to mind. Athanasius, too, who is essentially the reason for the Essenes sequestering the Dead Sea Scrolls in a cave. Stop following the teachings of men.

[@epmcgee]

@@Bluesruse he means that we all should be better people as we currently fall short of the example that Jesus set. There isn’t evidence of him trying to be better as he was the best example of humanity. (Or so we are meant to believe)

[@ancekp7282]

The timing when this got uploaded😅😅

[@cynthiajeptoo4253]

Right😂

[@KaiserV-2]

What? Did something happen to make this funny? I'm confused.

[@marcellenski9227]

Keep watching 😂 concentrate

[@jigsaw2281]

Why timing??​@@cynthiajeptoo4253

[@finn-rasmus3992]

Could you tell us what is so funny at this?

[@jogamel6119]

Jesus! Our Lord, our God!

[@TS-yd6cn]

❤

[@katarn999]

Your god, not mine.

[@riathewitch1991]

huh? jesus is the son of god 😅

[@katarn999]

@@riathewitch1991 What now? Is Jesus our Lord, God, or his son? If he is all at once, then that would explain why HE is so busy and cannot be bothered to fix the universe... 😆

[@johnnyblue4799]

@@katarn999 You'll tell that to Him personally when your life here comes to an end.

[@abdulahaduygur6811]

Why did you delete the documentary you made about Uyghurs?

[@areascoda2912]

It was in a list of demands that China gave Germany probably.

[@bhavtosh5328]

Great effort and courage shown by DW.This type of documentaries are much needed and should be welcomed by all. Go ahead DW👍👍👍

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks a lot for watching and for your positive feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to comment and are glad you like our content!

[@bryantelford495]

@@DWDocumentary Why isn't DW only responding to positive feedback and not responding to the need for a documentary on Mohammed?

[@lucienvl]

Coming up episode about hinduism, bhudism , islam? why left 4 regilion or people divide!

[@Kalinga_3]

Oh no...They have pretty much tainted Hinduism in every possible way.. Something they can do for every religion except you know who...

[@harlinaindra4899]

Two muslim feasts are coming up, end of Ranadhan and feast of sacrifice. Will wait patiently for that documentary. 😊

[@PJPsounds]

Islam is just a sect of Judaism, no need to dive in detail.

[@rogergeyer9851]

All religion is myth, described as "the opiate of the masses", for example. Just because one documentary doesn't discuss them all doesn't change that.

[@sonjiachilds]

It is well known that Constantine changed the pagan celebration of Mirtharis's birthday to that of Christ.

[@jchewy9565]

It doesn’t matter which day or exact date. Since we can’t be sure which day, just pick a day in the year to celebrate this historical event. For the fact that Jesus is born is way too important not to celebrate. Similarly it was understood that He didn’t die on Fri, as some sources said because dying on Fri and resurrecting on Sun is not exactly 3 days. But again don’t be bogged down by the dates, more important is to set a day to celebrate these events so that we remember what Jesus had done on the cross for our sins and resurrected, for then we have salvation and hope.

[@luisavino4343]

Very good response, excellent. I have nothing else to add. Well done!

[@BalboaBaggins]

Imagine if people just spent their lives trying to be a better person (like Jesus was) instead of this endless he says she says nonsense.

[@masotapi]

True the exact date of when Jesus was born doesn’t matter. But when He died does matter very much. In fact the comprehending of 3 days from the Sabbath (Friday) really matters. It matters because Scripture mentions Christ being killed right before Sabbath (Friday afternoon). And being raised early in the start of a new week (Sunday morning). The 3 days are Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On the 3rd day is Sunday. Our discomfort with a lack of three complete 24hr cycles is a reflection on our thinking rather than a miscalculation by the writer. The writer (and thus the Holy Spirit) was not aiming to communicate three 24hr cycles but focused on using day markers.

[@pellestorck3776]

If the religious scriptures can't even give you a year he was born it makes them seem less reliable and more like fiction.

[@jchewy9565]

@@pellestorck3776 you have a point there but not being able to point out the exact date doesn’t mean that the event didn’t happen. Just like in my dad’s case he was born during WW2 and they got the dates slightly off for whatever reason so his dob on birthcert was not the actual date but it didn’t prove that my dad was not born.

[@thomHD]

An amalgam of popular myths surrounding a schizophrenic

[@truthismycause2800]

You're not wrong. The apocrypha of Thomas tells episodes of Jesus childhood showing he was prone to seizures, delusions and rage fits as a child, common traits in schizophrenics.

[@daveotuwa5596]

I watched a video of a channel named Mr. Beat about Israel and Palestine. I discovered Jesus was born in 4 B.C. The month He was born is July. It may be grounds why Christmas in July exists.

[@epmcgee]

And others put his birth in September or November. There is no way of knowing.

[@princeobayemidaniels1690]

the timing of this video is very good

[@killersmile387]

Totally agree.

[@knightartorias8577]

It’s almost as if it were planned that way…

[@TheDavidlloydjones]

Except that it shouldn't be in Daylight Saving. Daylight didn't get saved until after jesus came along to do it.

[@gisfdlc9210]

👍💯@@Man-v2vv2wt2q The concept that "Information is physical" underscores the idea that any form of information is encoded in some physical medium, whether neural patterns in our brains or marks on a stone tablet or digital bits, etc. The persistence and repetition of information about Jesus Christ that has been written or maintained by traditions through centuries and millenniums can also serve as evidence of its historical existence or influence. There is just too much information to deny.

[@That-we-have-granted-to-god]

No one taught me about Jesus, he came to me when I needed him. For me. It’s not about belief I witnessed it

[@lifeinjapan3468]

One guy learned the eastern medicines and helped people in the west. Everyone thought he was god. So yes he existed and was a good human being, taught many great lessons.

[@epmcgee]

There’s no record to back that up though.

[@lifeinjapan3468]

@@epmcgee No record of his existence either. Does it mean he never existed?

[@parto_odhixs]

Whether He exists or not,I trully believe in His teachings.

[@joekerr8037]

Most of the "teachings" came from Paul !

[@parto_odhixs]

@@joekerr8037 And of course one of Jesus desciples.

[@joekerr8037]

@@parto_odhixs Hahahahahahaha And the jokers cannot even get their story right ! Have you even bother to read the Gospel ?

[@parto_odhixs]

@@joekerr8037 Yes I have done that.

[@joekerr8037]

@@parto_odhixs Question to you: If Jesus was praying alone in the Garden of Gethsemane and all his disciples were fast asleep, then who were recording his conversations ?

[@vishashnawg]

dw can u add english subtitles?

[@ana-ruxandrailiescu633]

Click top right. Choose CC and there are your subtitles

[@vishashnawg]

@@ana-ruxandrailiescu633

[@WorshiptheFatherandStayclean]

Let me tell you something i was raised in a house that had no prayers or a Bible in it. I knew there was something more than just this life. I was in search of God i looked to Christianity budism and other places. The search started when i was 18 i found the Way the Truth and the Life in Jesus Christ. Hes really really really REAL. and He loves you!!! I broke every one of the 10 commandments (murder too) it was an accident but a Holy God wouldn't judge it that way. Drug addicted alcoholic empty with a broken heart. Finally almost 20 years later Jesus came into my heart overwhelmed me with His LOVE and He changed my life. I love Hom because He first loved me. If your broken hearted and struggling in life call out to JESUS he will hear your prayers and give you a peace that transcends all understandimg!!! ❤

[@WorshiptheFatherandStayclean]

@@sttevez Judge not least you be judged. May God bless you.

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

Actually, it turns out you're just using religion as the replacement crutch, but...whatever. Good luck.

[@michelledavies2197]

😂😂😂

[@georgesos]

No,he(or whatever fantasy you have) worked for you. Do not try to project on others. If you were too weak to deal with your shortcomings and you needed an "inspiration" it's fine .for you. But trying to convince others abt something you are not even minutely certain that exists,it is proselytizing. And in my book of life only fraudsters and con men need proselytizing ignorant people and exploit them as all religions do. Some of us went through worst than you even dream and came out on the other end better humans. With no gods involved. Only self examination and self awareness .and of course the decision to not repeat the same mistakes. Without you acting,moving your hands, there I no food on the table .prayers to whoever won't feed you. So please spare us the prosylitism.

[@khadejaahmadzai7636]

To all of you saying next should be about prophet Mohammad, you dont wait for DW to help you out go out there research as a human being who has brain and you will find out that not only prophet Mohammad exited but he also confirmed the existence of Jeuses and him being Massaiah

[@Greatness664]

Haleluah in 1997Jesus' power touched me, made me speak in tongues and prophesy. Beautiful experience. The master lives!

[@JasonLankinoBandara]

Neither confirmed nor denied. Underwhelming. Where was the references to the Essenes? John the Baptists movement or the Gnostic corpus? The India theory is not a "wild" one, the Silk Road was well traveled in the first century. The concluding sentence felt rushed and confusing. To the faithful his existence is self evident, and to the historians, it is not or is it? 🤔🤨😶 The dramatic music was tiresome and completely unnecessary.

[@ChampagneandWaffles]

Exactly - they present multiple theories, then present historical evidence refuting those theories, then say “well it’s pretty much proven then!” What?

[@Bluesruse]

@@ChampagneandWaffles Yep, total nonsense of a "documentary". But, it brings in the $$$ to talk about it like this. There's no $$$ in Jesus the myth, lol.

[@ArielRodriguez-vd3mf]

Wouldn't the winemakers know there would be unfiltered grape deposits at the bottom of the jars??

[@kwokshsee01]

#### *If Jesus was crucified as a secessionist by a Roman Governor, the Roman would have documented and publicized his death widely and made him an example.* But no, there was no Roman documentation of his crime or execution. This tells a lot, doesn't it? 🤔 Likewise, the Egyptians also didn't record any exodus of Hebrews or The Ten Plagues --- if all the male first-borns of your population died all at once in one night, it's unlikely your government or historians would have left this incidence out in your history, right? 🤔😏

[@epmcgee]

The winemakers wouldn’t be present.

[@PatrickTengmusic]

Many years ago I had a near death experience full of fear and resigning to fate but God healed me through a miracle I got up and started to walk again. I knew the name of the healer is called Jesus because I cried out his name for mercy. I don’t care how clever the documentary was to deny the existence of Jesus. He saved me from death and this is enough for me 🙏

[@rahulsls]

Do DW get funds from peaceful community 🤧🥴😁 I doubt so😡

[@MdKaium-bg9ux]

Nop they get funds from Israel

[@hindustan8796]

​@@MdKaium-bg9uxthis is a German channel

[@evaluateanalysis7974]

​@@MdKaium-bg9ux"they get funds from Israel" Nonsense! Deutsche Welle is funded from German federal grants taken from the German federal tax revenue.

[@pateHNBTA]

I mean, they did the same with Pope Benedict XVI. They turned down that documentary after a while.

[@piotrusmail4]

Why do you react in such a way? Then you are no better from any other fundamentalist who make such topics taboo.

[@Nilonam-ze3dd]

Jesus has been around over 2000 years and will still be there long after DW ceases to exist. Jesus is Lord!

[@DeepJiesel]

Jesus Christ was the most influential person to ever live.

[@barrymoore4470]

Certainly one of the most influential people to have lived.

[@FactStorm]

Being influential means little. Truth, reality & humanity matter, not superstition.

[@DeepJiesel]

@@FactStorm If you are looking for humanity, you should look to Jesus. His words, his acts. Miracles are for those who need them, they are accidental, and not the message.

[@14lou]

If he lived

[@DeepJiesel]

@@14lou That's not really disputed.

[@lukythie]

the narrator made mistake when she said there are different between john and luke. according to john jesus was born in the stable while luke mention a house (21:00), but actually luke mention that maria laid jesus in a manger that obviously imply a stable than a house (luke 2:7).

[@MrSomethingElse]

I have a theory about the Wine into Water miracle, I mean not to blaspheme or disrespect anyone's beliefs, it is just an idea and most probably wrong, I usually am... So, here goes... I think that perhaps weddings back then were days, maybe even weeks long affairs. If people had to travel great distances to celebrate wouldn't you stay for a while and spend as much time with friends and family as you could? I know that we Māori can take days and even weeks to grieve for a funeral, so it's not beyond the realm of possibility that some cultures do the same with Wedding celebrations. I think the miracle was Yeast and after the water was poured in, then followed grapes and maybe sugars and loads of yeast, two or three days later, in the Middle Eastern heat... voila! Water into Wine! Not as fancy as instant wine but he still would have saved the day and probably saved the families reputation. Anyways, any thoughts? Please don't get all toxic please? I do not mean disrespect, I am an avid brewer and distiller and I know that certain yeasts can work very fast, there is even a 24 hour yeast that will turn water into liquor in 24 hours under ideal conditions. It just occured to me that there may be practical explanations for this wonderful mans journey.

[@dimitri1798]

If you read the passage in the New Testament, you'll see that the miracle occurs immediately during the wedding. Jesus instructs to pour water, and shortly after, to take wine from it and give it to the headman. God became incarnate, was crucified, and resurrected. Prior to that, he performed miracles such as walking on water, resurrecting Lazarus after four days, giving sight to the blind, and curing lepers. Whether one chooses to believe in these miracles is a matter of faith. Certainly, God could demonstrate undeniable truth to everyone instantly, but that would leave no room for individuals to seek Him out of genuine desire for truth. They would simply be confronted with the glory and strength of God. God, who created the world from nothing, certainly has the power to transform one substance into another. There exists a living God who became human without forsaking His divinity for our sake out of love. He paid the penalty for our first ancestor's transgression, which was passed down to us. Being blameless, He took on our sins and died on the cross, only to rise from the dead. Those who believe in Him will also be raised with Him on the last day, often referred to as the wedding of the Lord. In the gospel, it is mentioned that the wedding took place on the THIRD DAY. 2Pet. 3. [8] But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day. ps. Orthodox Christianity celebrates Jesus' Ressurection 5 May in 2024.

[@threestars2164]

One of the most disappointing "miracles". Anything less than erasing all suffering from the beginning of time should not be called a miracle.

[@Man-v2vv2wt2q]

It was instantaneous, not 3 days later. It was his first miracle in his human form. Jesus' mother asked him to make the miracle, probably inspired by God. All the wine had ended and she was concerned with what people would think of her friends or relatives(I don't remember). Jesus said his time still didn't arrive, but he probably felt her honest concern with them and made the miracle for her.

[@k.z11]

There are videos on KZbin that try to find scientific causes for other biblical events such as the plagues in Egypt from the exodus. I don’t think it disproves God just to find possible ways that things can occur naturally as opposed to supernaturally. If God brings a plague upon the earth, He doesn’t wave a wand and make it happen. Maybe He makes things occur in the natural world that bring about the plague. (Such as oxidation in the river to make the waters turn to blood or something along those lines).

[@alexconstable3155]

Nice theory : ) It reminds me of another theory that's been around a while, re: the Feeding of the Five Thousand (or 2,000 depending on which Gospel you're reading). The miracle was that thousands of people had come to hear Jesus speak, there was no Tim Horton's or Wendy's nearby, so the 12 disciples wanted to send the crowds away. Jesus instead asked the disciples to feed the thousands out of the meagre supply of a few loaves and dried fish. After distribution, when everyone was full, they tidied up the scraps and the baskets came back full! The naturalist explanation: folks had more food on them than they let on, and shared it (so the story becomes about sharing, not as much about supernatural abilities). Likewise with the Wedding at Cana -- once again, thanks for your original theory : ) I think that whether you believe they were supernatural miracles , or if you have a natural explanation, the most fruitful thing is to search for the underlying meaning. What do Jesus' "works" tell us about the Christ, the Kingdom of God, the future of humanity, and our role in loving and restoring one another and all of Creation? Happy Easter!

[@explorer.samrat]

Many things in the Bible seems fictitious and impractical, yet we believe it as the "Words Of God".😊

[@anakinskywalker4401]

Well, there is a reason why those irrational things are called ,,miracles". Even Bible describe people's shock and lack of faith to some miracles ( one of examples can be when even one of Jesus's apostles, Saint Thomas, didn't believe in his resurrection until he touched his wounds)

[@leechrec]

Many things in the Bible are also archeologically proven and is arguably one of the greatest historical accounts in history.

[@Somaliland-First]

Words of God or words of a son of God🤔 You must be confusing. Please read the Koran and everything will be clear to you, God willing.

[@litterahouse4681]

The bible was narrations of people who didn't even witness Jesus himself.

[@lemonade_ib]

​@@litterahouse4681The isn't about Jesus only, it's a book of 66 smaller books .

[@theshaktinath]

wow! This is great can you do this kind of hypothesis on Eastern culture, from Nepal? Thank you...

[@untes.2778]

No need to ask if He existed, He is alive as we speak You can simply invite Him in your life right now as Saviour and Lord and ask Him to reveal Himself to you...

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

27:29. Please provide the book, chapter and verses in the New Testament where it says that Jesus grew up surrounded by brothers and sisters. There are mentions in the New Testament about Jesus's brothers and sisters which have been matter of discussion since the contemporary Greek nomenclature included as "brothers" different degrees of relationship, even figurative ones, but, no canonical text describes Jesus's early years in an extended family environment. The only time an event of his childhood is described, there were just him, Joseph and Mary. Luke 2:41-52. Again, didn't the writers listened to the historians?

[@epmcgee]

I think they’re dipping into apocrypha such as the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. There are a multitude of apocryphal texts that describe Jesus’s (terrifying) childhood, some of which mention siblings but I can’t recall how

[@saintsm]

Long Live Christ the King Long Live Virgin of Victory Long Live Most Sacred and Most Holy Christendom.

[@livelaughlove369]

Amen

[@guyarrol582]

Liar

[@Tm___]

The music makes this unwatchable

[@denzelboado1722]

CHRISTUS VINCIT! CHRISTUS REGNAT! CHRISTUS IMPERAT! Regardless if you are a believer or a nonbeliever, no one cannot deny that Jesus had left a mark in the history of man. His ultimate sacrifice on the cross is a testament and a symbol of his undying love to humanity.

[@timoooo7320]

Thank you DW. Now please do a similar video about the Hebrew Bible and whether "King David" even existed.

[@Achill101]

King David existed, as we know from archeology and the bible. Abraham and Moses on the other hand...

[@joexavier4070]

No proof​@@Achill101

[@kingk5013]

How dare you ask that antisaitanix

[@LRee-mr3vh]

FYI, UsefulCharts made a thorough video on this topic. David almost certainly existed circa 900 BC, albeit he was likely a local warlord (on the scale of the King of Troy or King Herod) as opposed to a major King in the mold of the Russian Czars or the British Empire.@@joexavier4070

[@epmcgee]

@@Achill101 there is only reference to the house of David.

[@charronfamilyconnect]

So what was the answer to the title of this video?

[@Man-v2vv2wt2q]

At 50:09 they say: "Today, historians are almost unanimous on the subject. The existence of a historical Jesus can be in no doubt. His crucifixion is all too plausible. And there is no text questioning the existence of Jesus. For such a revolutionary figure, if the slightest doubt could have been planted, it would have been. Archaeological discoveries combined with an in-depth study of ancient texts, offer us a better understanding of the environment in which Jesus grew up, providing the most plausible interpretation of the events that took place more than 2,000 years ago." At 35:03 they say: "All these locations, all this research points towards the existence, in the first century of our era, of a person called Jesus, unquestionably" At 39:28 they say: "When archaeological finds concur with the texts in the Gospels, the historical character of Jesus is reinforced"

[@jeswinjosebaby6630]

CHRIST IS KING 👑

[@BalboaBaggins]

Imagine if people just spent their lives trying to be a better person (like Jesus was) instead of this endless he says she says nonsense.

[@Man-v2vv2wt2q]

@@BalboaBaggins I didn't understand the last part of your comment

[@mikecamacho1934]

Conclusion... The Bible isn't a credible source for facts. But faith doesn't require facts. Indoctrination was the goal.

[@elfootman]

The whole video felt like an introduction... a trailer.

[@CamillaBot]

I'm baffled by the comment section. How is taking an interest in the historical figure of Jesus insulting in any way? Religion nuts scare me

[@PsalmuelBib]

Thanks 🎉 Kindly do a documentary on the existence of Mohammed. Thanks

[@user-il9xe6yx3o]

Jesus in mentioned 25 times in the quran , the word "Muhammad" only 4 times It is not even clear whether "Muhammad" in the quran is a proper name or just a participle. So if Jesus did not exist, both Christianity and Islam would be debunked

[@anthonytamasha3353]

Even Islamic know Jesus was the chosen one 🎉

[@wesleyclayton1168]

Why don't you interview Benny hinn,creflo dollar , Franklin Graham, Daniel kolenda or Kenneth Copeland or others

[@detectiveofmoneypolitics]

Economic investigator Frank G Melbourne Australia is following this very informative content cheers Frank 😊

[@digitaltabseer]

"The stories which We are relating to you are full of signs and wisdom. In the sight of God, the case of the birth of Jesus is like that of Adam, whom He created out of dust and said, "Be", and he was. This is the fact of the matter your lord is imparting, and you should not be of those who doubt it." Quran 3:58-60

[@ervinsrt]

I will bet DW will never do this on islam 😆

[@jhutfre4855]

do what on islam?

[@bryanmay921]

Good now do one on Mohammad and the Qur'an

[@adamanthony7465]

The spirit of Christ shapes modern time in all joy and suffering. Our lives are awash with him and his great love. Service was born in him and began with him in it's truest sense.

[@ih8apple]

Every few thousand years there’s a new God and the people who believe in that God look at the people who believed the last God and think how crazy they must’ve been to believe in something nonsensical and primitive. I can’t wait to see who the next God will be and what those people will think about Christianity. Because the way Christians (and for that matter Jews and Muslims too) look at Roman and Egyptian gods with laughter and disbelief in how someone could believe something so silly is exactly how humanity will view current religions a few thousand years from now when the next story for control of the masses comes along

[@growyourmoneyeveryday]

Jesus has existed in 6000 years

[@muigwamichael9837]

Then there's always a "cursed" lot who fail to worship the god of the day. Where I come from, saying you don't belive in a god can mess up your life in all four corners. We simply keep the fact to ourselves.

[@growyourmoneyeveryday]

In Christian belief, Jesus is considered part of the Holy Trinity, which includes God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit. This concept is known as the doctrine of the Trinity, where these three persons are considered one God. So, in Christian theology, Jesus is seen as divine, part of the one true Godhead along with the Father and the Holy Spirit. This belief is fundamental to Christian faith and is a central tenet of Christianity. 🕊️🙏✝️

[@piotrusmail4]

Apparently every civilisation had its gods, under whom life was organized. Have you ever heard about any atheist empire, maybe apart from the USSR and some of its sattellites?

[@r2ecko]

I already see it that way however I know that there is no deity to replace the current ones

[@shahidmiah917]

Jesus definitely existed, except he was not God as the Christians claim. It is more logical that he was a prophet of God as the Muslims claim.

[@TJ-hs1qm]

They should be using CE not AD when discussing a hypothetical event

[@srinathmadras4002]

Why not do a documentary on the missing years of Jesus's life? What was he doing and where was he shortly before his execution?

[@jacstvofficial4490]

He worked as a carpenter. Also after that he went around preaching until his crucifixion.

[@tracybannerman5666]

When the man said comic book superhero, i laughed, that's the beauty of God, using the foolishness of the world to confound the wise, I am not ashamed of the gospel . #JesusGirl

[@TS-yd6cn]

❤

[@piecelow2726]

Amen

[@MiguelQuienComoEl]

Amén

[@dawnfm00]

maybe he did, maybe he didn't but at least he is lesser fictional than Hindu gods Ram, Krishna, Shiva etc

[@w1s86]

The Hindu gods are not fictional to the Hindus. I come from a non-theistic faith, whether or not God exists has no bearing whatsoever on my life. But if someone believes in God or multiple gods, that is their business -- as long as they don't try to force their beliefs on me.

[@shouvikkhan1745]

​@@w1s86 Hindu gods are fake 😂

[@shouvikkhan1745]

​@@w1s86 say thank you to Christian for make you people civilized 😂

[@ricklocke1187]

Equal i think

[@ricklocke1187]

Hindu gods are less demanding and jealous they do not require such blind adherence the hindu gods exist in a polytheistic pantheon

[@EarlyyBud]

Next do a documentary about Muhammad.

[@madhatter113]

Mohammad did exist because you can find remains of him. His grave, where he lived, even some of his clothes I think are still there. But there's nothing left of Jesus. Literally nothing, no one knows where he lived or died. The gospels were even written decades after his death... That said, the Quran mentions Jesus extensively, so if Jesus did not exist that does not only make Christianity false but also Islam.

[@limania4456]

The true will one day be accepted

[@sarunt8211]

The irony is that these same intellectuals and scientist believe that 'aliens' exist. 😀

[@JuwoNicolas]

Absolutely true

[@miketomlin6040]

Intellectuals are open to the idea aliens exist, but so far there is no proof they do!

[@ReshonBryant]

Well, I think the point is even if Jesus comes back unrecognizable he won't somehow be unrelated to David. It's a main piece of evidence separating real from fake🌝

[@sinodostube]

True 😂😂😂

[@emsea1658]

Not a contentious question at all Im sure the comments will be delightfully civil. 😂

[@MrZiggystar]

Has anyone here ever heard Hendel's "Hallelujah" chorus?

[@stunningkruger]

okay - to those who say "he existed" - did he say : " If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple." as reported in Luke 14:26? & when he tells his listeners that "whosoever doth not bear his cross & come after me they cannot be my disciple" … in view of the fact that he hadn’t actually been crucified at that point .. what do you think those present made of such a cryptic command at the time ?

[@epmcgee]

They didn’t, because these texts were written well after his ascent.

[@epmcgee]

They probably transliterated something that was akin to burden or sins into the imagery of the cross since it had become prominent at the time of the writing of these texts

[@stunningkruger]

@@epmcgee you’ve almost hit the nail on the head there. They didn’t because the event never occurred as reported. And as you rightly point out - it is simply a later metaphor . What about Luke 14:26? Did Jesus say this or is this another case of the Gospel writers lying for dramatic effect?

[@insanetubegain]

Jesus: Let me save you. Me: From what? Jesus: From what God will do to you if you don't. This is the message I get from Christianity.

[@okwatever3582]

Lmao so true. Reminds me of the movie Devils Advocate by Taylor Hackford, pretty interesting film with some dark humor to it.

[@Jason-rl7nf]

A more accurate conversation would be: Jesus: "Let me save you" You: "From what?" Jesus: "From what God is going to allow you to do to yourself if you don't."

[@insanetubegain]

@@Jason-rl7nf What am I going to do to myself that could ever cause your god to want to punish me with the most horrible suffering for all eternity? I'm not gullible, and I have never seen or felt anything supernatural. The God of Abraham has never made it's self known to me, even when I was sincerely searching for him. As a matter of fact, I read the entire Bible front to back in search of how to personally know the God of Abraham. After I was through reading it, I leaned a lot of things that put me off to the God of Abraham and no longer wanted anything to do with it. It's rather convenient for Christians that I have to die to prove them wrong.

[@SvalbardSleeperDistrict]

The thorough absence of historical curiosity on the part of a lot of commenters in this section, who only want to ask if the channel is going to make equivalent videos about a particular religion they dislike so satiate their desires for points-scoring, is very telling considering that the video tries to actually support the theories of the existence of Jesus. Of course they didn't even bother watching it before coming in with pitchforks.

[@fidei829]

These comments are clearly made in order to point out the hypocrisy of DW. They upload this documentary with a provocative title on Eastern which is the most important holiday in the Christian religion. Imagine they would upload a documentary called "Did Muhammad exist?" on a major Mohammedan holiday. This will never happen because among other reasons they fear the backlash.

[@georgesos]

They are "Christians " after all, don't expect much.....

[@lutherlaosi5294]

@@georgesos at least these christians not tryng to kill DW staff or give them death threat like you know.... the one particular group who always scream they are peacefull religion, while give death threat and launch terror

[@EL-PAULO-80]

Perhaps you're right that this channel is trying to support the theories of the existence of Jesus, but at the same time they wanted to disqualify the Catholic and Orthodox significant stature and discovery inside Jerusalem. They know very well that Jesus was real, as they had validated on the last part of the documentary. The early Church had already established the important landmarks and traditions in the entirety of Christianity even before in the time of Protestant reformations. They wanted to discredit the Catholic/Orthodox claims like that of Dec 25 wasn't the real birth of Jesus but that of the pagan origin, The Church of the Holy Sepulcher that according to this documentary, not the exact place of Jesus resurrection and pointed out another site which now under archaeological studies "At Least Sponsored by Protestant" as they say. Whats the purpose of finding the exact place of resurrection of Jesus does it gives significant value for anyone? Archaeologists already admits difficulties in establishing evidence to perfectly verify the claims but yet they spend lot of time and effort to take out the customary marker of Christianity lead by Catholic/Orthodoxy. They want to promote Protestantism way if I may say.

[@quedugar408]

And that's the thing!

[@user-qi1he1lt7t]

Media prost. I. Tution . Well done DW. Jesus may forgive all the abdools behind this Jesus ❤

[@Scott-et4kd]

The question of whether Jesus existed is a valid question because there's no what's called "a formal condition" for his existence; meaning, there's no sort of historical artifact that can be explained only if Jesus' existence is assumed. As things stand, everything about Jesus can be explained as mythos without contradicting any sort of actual fact

[@mbuankengbeza2247]

Though the facts were not all covered, DW still did a good job of presenting to us Jesus, The Man, The Messenger and the Messiah but most importantly Emmanuel "God with us."

[@krzysztofzwolinski956]

I'm surprised how long they talk about 25th of December as being not "right" date. It's obvious knowledge, and they present it as a sort of "lie". Completely diminishing the role of traditions, liturgical calendar and history of Christianity.

[@Emmanuel-ps7yr]

Why not do what everyone else is asking and do a piece on Muhammad existence?? Go on, you are too Kind!!

[@jhutfre4855]

Maybe they will one day. In the meantime search online, who forbids you.

[@thierryturay594]

You may doubt it but those who have believed we know He came, died and risen to save all who believe in Him. And we are witnesses to that as He has sent to us the Helper/Holy Spirit whom He promised and all eyes will see him when He returns. Maranatha

[@anubisinformationsystems8504]

All people did was to replace a myth with another, the myths of Janus and Apollo with the myths of Jesus, you can believe whatever you want, it doesn't make it real.

[@anakinskywalker4401]

And not believing in something doesn't make it nonexistent.

[@d_lollol524]

Janus and Apollo are probably real .

[@Man-v2vv2wt2q]

At 50:09 they say: "Today, historians are almost unanimous on the subject. The existence of a historical Jesus can be in no doubt. His crucifixion is all too plausible. And there is no text questioning the existence of Jesus. For such a revolutionary figure, if the slightest doubt could have been planted, it would have been. Archaeological discoveries combined with an in-depth study of ancient texts, offer us a better understanding of the environment in which Jesus grew up, providing the most plausible interpretation of the events that took place more than 2,000 years ago." At 35:03 they say: "All these locations, all this research points towards the existence, in the first century of our era, of a person called Jesus, unquestionably."

[@Man-v2vv2wt2q]

At 39:28 they say: "When archaeological finds concur with the texts in the Gospels, the historical character of Jesus is reinforced"

[@sonjiachilds]

This is so deceptive & there's no end to the way people will try to discredit Jesus & his Gospel.

[@ZalgoPinkamena]

Christ is king!

[@maxmordon7295]

😂

[@threestars2164]

lmao he was just an ordinary rabbi.

[@Nasil-Yapmali]

😅

[@meeowgforever]

Amen

[@michelledavies2197]

😂😂😂

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

11:32. And onwards. *There is not a year zero.* The timeline of historical chronology goes directly from year 1 BC to year 1 AD. If you like, point zero was midnight in between year 1 and year 1, but, please notice, those were the times of Emperor Tiberius in Rome, and there are absolutely no events from that time period dated on year 0 in history books. Neither the Julian or the Gregorian calendar have a year zero. Didn't the writers listened to what the interviewed historians said? Or, are you using astronomical, ISO, Hinduist or Buddhist calendars to debate a Christian chronology?

[@nahishakiyewilliam6225]

I swear all those who deny the truth of the existence of Jesus, always face their fate after dying. Let them deny him and his existence, however, believe it or not, they face terrible things where they go.

[@Godagaba9907]

My friend my lord and savior ❤️❤️❤️❤️ every knee shall bow every mouth shall confess🙏

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

Get better.

[@Godagaba9907]

@@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid Thanks buddy

[@kanyisika742]

Aaaaammmmeeennnn

[@mosesngatunyi6604]

Amen...!!!! Don't let them manipulate you... We already know the truth 💪😘