Jesus was a real person who lived some 2000 years ago. He was a public figure who did things and said things that made him famous in his time.

Eyewitnesses have recorded these events and preserved them for us in the Bible.

The Christian faith is fundamentally historical. It is not a faith that must be accepted without question. Rather, it is based on a set of public events that can be studied and tested. Its as if Christianity has placed its neck on the chopping block of public scrutiny and invites anyone who wishes to come and take a swing.

Christianity, in other words, is a rational response to the Jesus we find in the Bible.

So what does the Bible say about Jesus?