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I always hear people say: "We know for sure that Jesus did exist". How do we know this? I've heard that there was no mention of him in Roman writing, so is it contextual evidence or is there more concrete evidence?

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Why did Sparta after winning the Peloponnesian war against Athens, not raise the city to the ground?

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I always hear people say: "We know for sure that Jesus did exist". How do we know this? I've heard that there was no mention of him in Roman writing, so is it contextual evidence or is there more concrete evidence?	8085
Why did Sparta after winning the Peloponnesian war against Athens, not raise the city to the ground?	5