Reply #39: Bzzzzzsttt.

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Sorry but that is not correct.
There is only one document that mentions Jesus and has any reasonable claims to being authentic.
There are a couple more but they are generally considered to be later forgeries (and very poor ones at that... think Niger uranium level bad).
Still it is not clear as the author had no first hand knowledge and could very well be quoting heresay. There are several credible theories that Jesus was originally not of the flesh but of the mind/spirit.

Here is a book that propses that theory.
The Jesus Puzzle:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/096860140...

Some consider it the most consistent explaination for the inconsistencies of the bible yet propsed.

http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/...

What follows is a critical review of The Jesus Puzzle: Did Christianity Begin with a Mythical Christ? Challenging the Existence of an Historical Jesus, a work by Earl Doherty (Canadian Humanist Publications: Ottawa, Canada; revised edition, 2000). This does not address anything on Doherty's website (http://human.st/jesuspuzzle /) or what he has written elsewhere. It only refers to his book, in its entirety and on its own terms. The reviewer: Richard Carrier has an M.Phil. in ancient history from Columbia University, with a graduate major in historiography, religion, and intellectual history, and has several years experience in Greek linguistics, including palaeography and papyrology.