# The Historical Jesus Project

> Clear, cited articles on what historians know about Jesus of Nazareth, written for readers of every faith and none.

Written by Andrew Springer, a journalist: https://thehistoricaljesus.org/about

Each article opens with a short answer and rates its main claims as consensus, majority, debated, or minority.

## Sources and Evidence

- [Did Jesus Actually Exist?](https://thehistoricaljesus.org/articles/did-jesus-exist.md): Did Jesus exist? Almost all historians, religious and secular, say yes. A plain guide to the evidence for, the case against, and what history can and cannot prove.

## Historical Method

- [What Is the Historical Jesus?](https://thehistoricaljesus.org/articles/what-is-the-historical-jesus.md): What Is the Historical Jesus? The person historians can reconstruct from ancient evidence, as distinct from the Christ of faith.

## Optional

- [All articles in one file](https://thehistoricaljesus.org/llms-full.txt)
- [Our approach](https://thehistoricaljesus.org/approach)
- [About the author](https://thehistoricaljesus.org/about)
- [Glossary](https://thehistoricaljesus.org/glossary)