I think Lemmy has a problem with history in general, since most people on here have degrees/training in STEM. I see a lot of inaccurate “pop history” shared on here, and a lack of understanding of historiography/how historians analyze primary sources.
The rejection of Jesus’s historicity seems to be accepting C S Lewis’s argument - that if he existed, he was a “lunatic, liar, or lord,” instead of realizing that there was nothing unusual about a messianic Jewish troublemaker in Judea during the early Roman Empire.


I think you’re looking for the word “history”
edit: sorry… I try not to be that guy, but I couldn’t help myself
I was not.
Historicity: the quality of being a real and important part of history and not a myth or legend (= ancient story)
I stand corrected, TIL!