Historical Jesus · Sources · Critical reviews
Did Jesus exist?
Follow the evidence.
Did Jesus exist? Examine the sources, follow the disagreements, and test the case for mythicism.
Three ways in
What would you like to investigate?
01 / Historical evidence
Build the historical case.
Start with the earliest sources, then follow the arguments about Jesus’s family, followers and execution.
Start with the evidence →02 / A specific claim
Check the argument.
Find a claim from mythicism.web.app, read its wording and examine the response with its sources.
Browse the responses →03 / Christ Before Jesus
Examine the book.
Read our review series, follow the detailed assessment, or compare the book’s external reviews.
Begin our review series →How to use this site
Follow the evidence all the way back.
Read the linked sources, distinguish a reviewer’s argument from our assessment, and take disputed dates and passages seriously. The reviews directory includes favourable and mixed assessments as well as criticism.