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You could have saved some effort & just typed scripture
So you can't tell the difference between conclusions based on scholastic research and those that are theological in origin?
Both John the Baptist and James the Brother of Jesus are considered to be historical figures and James references Jesus. The historian Josephus refers to John although his description is very different to the one in the Gospel of Mark and he also refers to James. The entry for James does refer to Jesus but was probably edited at a later date. Sceptics claim that was probably the work of Christians but Josephus is known to have altered entries himself later in his life.
You believe what you want but the consensus among scholars is that Jesus was a historical figure although the Gospels are considered very unreliable and largely works of fiction.
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