Did Jesus exist? Setting aside whether Jesus is the son of God and savior of the world for a moment, is there real evidence that he existed as a human in history? The short answer is yes, say historians, but there is a small movement out there that claims Jesus was a myth. Dr. Craig Evans refers to these people as mythicists, and talks with Henry Smith about what they claim, and the evidince against it.    craigaevans.com Earliest reference describes Christ as 'magician' - Magic Cup Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels Jesus and the Remains of His Day