Yeshua (WAS: Peter)

[petegray]

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> the gospels ... are simply not historically tenable sources. Therefore to ...
> create a historical figure Yeshua is purely in the realm of hypothesis.

This is a debate which has been thrashed out thoroughly within historical
and theological circles through this century, and linguists are unwise to
enter it without a sound knowledge of what the historian/theologians have
achieved.

The consensus conclusion from them is that we cannot seriously doubt the
existence of a historical figure called Jesus;  we can, however, dispute
what that person did and said, and the field is wide open as to how to
interpret his alleged words and actions.

Might I , however, suggest that we return to linguistics?

Peter