Is jesus a historical or literary figure?

I appreciate the honesty in your answer. And it is closer to the truth than the fables of the televangelist.

Both, to say the least. He was an epic dude (that people should love. ).

In truth "Jesus Christ" as we know him takes on both roles; Jesus the Carpenter, and Jesus the Son of God. The distinguishing factor is the main point that there are things described in the Bible that Jesus simply did not do-- not to offend anyone, but some of the stories of Jesus are borrowed tales that were floating around at the time of Jesus' life (which in itself could be any stretch of years). To be totally historical, there is little evidence that crucifixion was even the result of Jesus' death.So in one respect, there is a character in a story, who is known as Jesus Christ who did lots of wonderful things, but who is examined often as a metaphor for the things he preached (or may have preached), such as kindness and love for all.

But Jesus in the historical, factual, and scientific sense is just like you and me: a hard working guy who had twelve friends and traveled a bit. Hope that helps!

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.