Who wrote and supported that
Wikipedia article?

There are no contemporary accounts of Jesus. The first 'source' we see is the writing of Paul some 15 - 25 years after the death of Jesus. The 'special guest' framed that as contemporary evidence. I think not. Even later Roman writing cannot be isolated from religious conviction.

For example. There is contemporary evidence that Julius Ceasar existed. Lots of contemporary sources that can be cross-referenced etc in addition to archaeological evidence of events he was involved in.

For sure no one can say History proves Jesus doesn't exist. But if you really apply proper historical method the evidence is meagre at best.

Bible scholars are not historians. Bible scholars are responsible for most of that Wikipedia article.

Please enlighten me if I'm wrong.
(jackhiggs no longer a v!rgin as of..., Tue 24 Mar 2009, 17:29, 1 reply)

You are wrong in saying that Bible scholars are not historians.
Email any New Testament scholar (atheist or otherwise) and 99.9% of them will tell you that Jesus existed as a historical person.
Try the Oxford or Cambridge schools of theology. They probably won't reply, but it's worth a shot.
I don't really know what kind of evidence you're looking for, other than biblical accounts or the hardly-refuted sources in that Wiki article. What are you thinking of? A carbon-dated cape with a golden nametag saying 'Jesus of Nazareth (yeah, that one)' on it?
( Christian Bale of Hay in a field, Tue 24 Mar 2009, 17:49, closed)

No no no
Oxford and Cambridge schools of Theology?

Erm...that's not the Oxford and Cambridge schools of History is it?

I think you'd get a wildly different answers if you rang up the two schools.

What type of evidence am I looking for? Well some contemporary records of Jesus or any of the major events associated with Jesus in the New Testament would be nice. Contemporary meaning writing during the life of or immediately (within a few years, not 15) the death of Jesus. Prefereably something that you could cross-reference to add weight.
(jackhiggs no longer a v!rgin as of..., Tue 24 Mar 2009, 18:07, closed)