Overstated. Josephus names ~12 claimants, not 50. Jesus overlaps Hillel & Shammai but fits neither (stricter on divorce, looser on Sabbath) and breaks with the Essenes on purity. The difference: every other movement died with its leader. His grew, based upon verified and true resurrection.
There were like 50 different Messiahs during the Second Temple period. I donโt feel โstressedโ that any of them were actually Moshiach. Why should I for Jesus?
Comparing the Gospels to other Jewish groups at the time, theyโre nothing remarkable. His moral teachings are from Hillel. His legal teachings are from Shammai. He repeats a lot of what the Essenes said.
Do Christians ever worry that Mohammed was a prophet? No. Then Iโm not concerned.
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