Evidence of Authenticity of Gospels

Confucianism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Hinduism

http://ask.yahoo.com/20011106.html

Zoroastrianism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism

Judaism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism

Buddhism (though not quite a religion IMO)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism

Taoism
www.religioustolerance.org/taoism.htm

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Zoroastrianism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism

Judaism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism

Buddhism (though not quite a religion IMO)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism

I avoided saying "Judaism" because I imagined the Xians would claim that it was pre-Christ Christianity.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
I avoided saying "Judaism" because I imagined the Xians would claim that it was pre-Christ Christianity.

To be sure.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Zoroastrianism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism

Judaism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism

Buddhism (though not quite a religion IMO)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism

Taoism.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/taoism.htm

Originally posted by no1marauder
Taoism.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/taoism.htm

Shinto
http://www.religioustolerance.org/shinto.htm

Originally posted by no1marauder
The Old Testament doesn't deal with Jesus at all.

As for the rest, here's an interesting article on Jesus from the Jewish perspective: http://mama.indstate.edu/users/nizrael/jesusrefutation.html

Jesus' birth is foretold in the book of Isaiah. The Old Testament centers on God's chosen people and the prophets who lead them.

Interesting article. I like how it reads at the top "This document has been swiped from elsewhere on the internet."

I also like how the link to it's original source doesn't work.

I will read it and examine it.

Is this in print anywhere or does it just exist on the internet (a skeptical source)?

It is interesting and I will have to examine in much closer detail later.

Here's an article pertaining to non-biblical evidence for Jesus.
http://www.probe.org/content/view/18/77/

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Shinto
http://www.religioustolerance.org/shinto.htm

Interesting how

"Unlike most other religions, Shinto has no real founder, no written scriptures, no body of religious law, and only a very loosely-organized priesthood."

Christianity has Jesus, The Bible, The Catholic Church, very organized priesthood.

Taoism- some facts from the website.

"Taoism started as a combination of psychology and philosophy but evolved into a religious faith in 440 CE when it was adopted as a state religion."

"Taoism currently has about 20 million followers"

Christianity has a lot more. 33% of the world.

Originally posted by eagleeye222001
Interesting how

"Unlike most other religions, Shinto has no real founder, no written scriptures, no body of religious law, and only a very loosely-organized priesthood."

Christianity has Jesus, The Bible, The Catholic Church, very organized priesthood.

A simple "I was wrong about no religion but Christianity lasting for two thousand years"" would do.

Point made about older religions. Although there is a huge gap in believers between religions although Hindus and Islam have a fair share of the world as well.

Originally posted by eagleeye222001
Taoism- some facts from the website.

"Taoism started as a combination of psychology and philosophy but evolved into a religious faith in 440 CE when it was adopted as a state religion."

"Taoism currently has about 20 million followers"

Christianity has a lot more. 33% of the world.

Eat crap; a 100 billion flies can't be wrong.

Originally posted by eagleeye222001
Here's an article pertaining to non-biblical evidence for Jesus.
http://www.probe.org/content/view/18/77/

Surely this is only non-biblical evidence for Christians, which is not under dispute. They report on the existence of Chrisitans and their beliefs but do not provide any separate evidence for the existence of Jesus.

Originally posted by eagleeye222001
Christianity has a lot more. 33% of the world.

So, do you now admit that there are other religions that have lasted longer than Christianity? How does this fit with your original claims?
Do you have any evidence for your 33% statistic? I find it very hard to believe. Are you including all the different denominations many of which deny that some of the other denominations are Christian? Are you including Jews and Muslims?

Originally posted by twhitehead
Surely this is only non-biblical evidence for Christians, which is not under dispute. They report on the existence of Chrisitans and their beliefs but do not provide any separate evidence for the existence of Jesus.

Did you read the entire article or did you scan it in 15 seconds?