Did Jesus Exist? Interview by Guy Raz

On April 1, 2012, I had an interview with Guy Raz, previous weekend host of NPR News’ signature afternoon news magazine “All Things Considered” and now host of TED Radio Hour. The topic was my bookDid Jesus Exist? The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth.

As readers of this blog probably know,there is a large contingent of people claiming that Jesus never did exist. These people are also known as mythicists. As I say int he interview,“It was a surprise to me to see how influential these m...