In Defense of the Historicity of Jesus Christ
Quite recently, Mz B el, a Ghanaian music artiste was heard on live television and on a couple of radio talk shows state emphatically that Jesus Christ is a fictional character and not a historical figure as taught by the Church (and as contained in the New Testament of the Bible). Such a view is also held and expounded by a group in Ghana that calls itself Common Sense Family (a group the singer belongs to). They insist that the stories surrounding Jesus Christ as contained in the Bible were made up and claim they arrived at such conclusions through research. Their assertions have been given much publicity in the Ghanaian news media (the electronic media in particular). Admittedly Mz B el and members of the Common Sense Family are not alone in their beliefs. They enjoy the company of several thousand across the globe and are obviously entitled to their views. However, such views do not necessarily represent t...