The following is the debate between Bart D. Ehrman and Robert M. Price n the question of the historicity of Jesus. Ehrman affirms that Jesus was a historical person while Price, who, with Richard Carrier, is perhaps the best defender of the Christ Myth theory, holds to the view that Jesus was a mythological figure and never existed at all:
Personally, I think Ehrman creamed Price. Price, while he is a very intelligent, well-read individual, attempted to defend a nonsensical, impossible position.
Introductory-level reading on the Historicity of Jesus debate:
Bart D. Ehrman, Did Jesus Exist? The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth
Robert E. Van Voorst, Jesus Outside the New Testament: An Introduction to the Ancient Evidence
Robert M. Price, The Christ-Myth Theory and its Problems
