What are non-biblical arguments to believe Christianity over Judaism?

[spiderweb]

I don’t think the op meant that at all, I think he wants to prove one within the context of the other with supporting, non-biblical, ‘evidence’ (from Josephus, through Turin shrouds and onto Portuguese hillsides, I expect) because he perceives no other way out of a “oh yes it is!/oh no it isn’t!” impasse.

That’s an impasse as well. I’m out.

 

[AlNg]

I think the argument about whether Jesus (some itinerant teacher with somewhat pharisaic views) existed or not is a huge waste of time

Rabbi Isidore Epstein appears to believe that Jesus existed. At least in his book Judaism p.106 -107, he discusses the crucifixion and the beginnings of Christianity. Further, I think I recall that Rabbi Epstein has footnotes in the Soncino Talmud which indicate that there are references to Jesus which have been somewhat disguised by censorship and change of names.

 

[Kaninchen]

I did say that I thought discussing whether Jesus existed or not is a waste of time, I expect that the kind of figure I described existed and I’m quite prepared to accept that, like huge numbers of Jews and other people living in the Roman Empire, he was crucified to death.