Jesus and history may refer to:
Jesus Historicity of Jesus, the existence of Jesus as a historical figure Historical Jesus, the reconstruction of portraits of Jesus' life and teachings using historical methods Chronology of Jesus, the chronology of the major events of Jesus' life Quest for the historical Jesus, the methods and techniques used by academics to study the life of Jesus Historical background of the New Testament, the cultural influences that form the backdrop of Jesus' life in 1st century Judea Historical reliability of the Gospels, the historical validity or invalidity of the canonical gospels Genealogy of Jesus, study of Jesus' lineage Christ myth theory, the theory that Jesus was a fictional or mythological character invented by early Christians
Related topics Historicity of the Bible Jesus in comparative mythology, compares the narrative of the life of Jesus from the Christian gospels with other religions Josephus on Jesus, the references by 1st-century Jewish historian Josephus to Jesus in his Antiquities of the Jews Tacitus on Jesus, the reference by Tacitus in Book 15 of his Annals to Christians and the execution of their leader by Pontius Pilate Criticism of Jesus, criticisms of Jesus that have been raised by various scholars and writers
See also History of early Christianity