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In this year's annual Xmas special, I put the Christ back into Christmas by refuting the fringe skeptical view that no such person as Jesus Christ ever existed. This topic forced us to examine what historical sources we can trust, how unreliable and yet how useful the New Testament may be to historians, and how the pagan continuity hypothesis leads to yet more unsupported, extreme conclusions.\xa0\nDirect all advertising inquiries to\xa0advertising@airwavemedia.com. Visit www.airwavemedia.com to find other high-quality podcasts!\nFind a transcript of this episode with source citations and related imagery at www.historicalblindness.com sometime before the release of the next episode.\nPledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes!\nCheck out my novel, Manuscript Found!\xa0\xa0And check out the show merch, which make perfect gifts!\xa0\nFurther support the show by giving a one-time gift at paypal.me/NathanLeviLloyd or finding me on Venmo at @HistoricalBlindness.\nOne song used in this episode, "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0).\nOther music featured:\n"A Very Brady Special," "At Rest," "Clean Soul," "Waiting," "Danse Morialta," "Calmant," "Immersed," "Snow Queen," "Blue Feather," "Magic Forest," "Decline," "Ritual," "The Other Side of the Door," and "Almost New" by Kevin MacLeod\xa0(incompetech.com)\nLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License\nhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices