John2 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2017 6:45 am hakeem wrote:
In which year did people believe he was not a plain and ordinary man? What historical writings corroborate anything about them with respect to Jesus? In my view, both views are in the same boat and we have to reckon with the sources that we have.In which year did people called Ebionites believe Jesus was a plain and common man?
Which historical writings corroborate anything about Ebionites with respect to Jesus?
The belief that Jesus was a common man by those who never saw him is not evidence that Jesus was a figure of history.
The writings attributed to the same Eusebius admit Jesus was God of God--the Only begotten Son of the father.
Your view is flawed. You are in a "boat" without any historical evidence.
We actually have dated manuscripts with stories of Jesus where it is stated that he was born of a Holy Ghost and a Virgin, was the Logos and God Creator.
P 46 dated to mid 2nd-3rd century admits the Pauline Jesus [the Lord from heaven] was not a man but was the Son of God and a woman or was God Creator, the first born of the dead.