r/HistoricalJesus is a subreddit with 2k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses jesus, historical jesus, new testament, gospels, and mythicism.
Reconstructing the life and teachings of Jesus by using the scientific tools of modern historical research.
Popular Themes in r/HistoricalJesus
#1
Solution Requests
: "What are all the secular none Christian sources for Jesus?"
4 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Please remember me in prayer need it bad"
3 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "What is the current scholarly consensus about the accuracy of the New Testament as a reflection about the teachings of the historical Jesus?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/HistoricalJesus
#1
Jesus
: "The qualities of Historical Jesus. Feel free to debate."
36 posts
#2
Historical Jesus
: "The qualities of Historical Jesus. Feel free to debate."
34 posts
#3
New Testament
: "What is the current scholarly consensus about the accuracy of the New Testament as a reflection about the teachings of the historical Jesus?"
10 posts
#4
Gospels
: "Likelihood of the accuracy of the Gospels to the teachings of the historical Jesus"
6 posts
#5
Mythicism
: "The Quest For The Mythical Jesus- The History of Mythicism: Christopher Hansen Part 2"
5 posts
#6
Resurrection
: "The Resurrection of Jesus: Apologetics, Polemics, History: Dale C. Allison, Jr."
3 posts
#7
Historian
: "Inside the Historian’s workshop (Interpretation) with Dr. Steve Mason"
3 posts
#8
Bible
: "Berg, InHee C. (2017). The Gospel Traditions Inferring to Jesus’ Proper Burial through the Depictions of Female Funerary Kinship Roles. Biblical Theology Bulletin: Journal of Bible and Culture, 47(4), 216–229. doi:10.1177/0146107917731835"
3 posts
#9
God
: "THANK YOU God I Morning Prayer Before You Start Your Day"
3 posts
#10
Scholars
: "What is the current scholarly consensus about the accuracy of the New Testament as a reflection about the teachings of the historical Jesus?"
2 posts
Flair Used in r/HistoricalJesus
#1
Question
: "How common was it for a first-century Jew to claim to be a descendant of David?"
21 posts
#2
Video
: "The Origin of the Quran’s Name for Jesus"
19 posts
#3
Discussion
: "The qualities of Historical Jesus. Feel free to debate."
13 posts
#4
Article
: "(PDF) Same-Sex Intercourse Involving Jewish Men 100 BCE-100 CE: Sources and Significance for Jesus' Sexual Politics | Christopher B Zeichmann"
12 posts
#5
Meta
: "Proposal for a ban on all Carrier-related posts."
4 posts
#6
Resource
: "Dale Allison AMA"
4 posts
#7
Book
: "(PDF) THE QUEST OF THE MYTHICAL JESUS: A History of Jesus Skepticism, ca. 1574 to the Present | Christopher M. Hansen"
3 posts
#8
News
: "Remains Found at Gethsemane: Ritual bath found from 2,000 years ago, when Jesus would have visited, as well as church from the Byzantine period."
1 post
#9
Review
: "my research todate"
1 post
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Last updated: October 2, 2026