Christianity is based on the words of the gospel authors who wrote about what they heard, and Paul based on his subjective conversion experience.
Christianity is based on legal historical evidence of a risen Jesus Christ. Both protagonists and antagonists wrote about Him. I remember one Caesar claimed Jesus tricked people into believing He had been killed and raised. The problem with that is there were Roman government eye witnesses who saw Jesus dead; and in frustration stabbed Him with a spear. That's why the early manuscripts spread so much. They were read by someone who was a witness or knew someone who was a reliable witness.
I think you may be defining 'legal' somewhat loosely, to put it mildly.
Nobody would define the new testament as a legal document.
You are showing ignorant prejudice here. Do a little reading about Simon Greenleaf. He wrote the rules for evidence that are still being used in courts.
Testimony is a form of evidence, but witnesses are notoriously unreliable. Which is why independent corroboration and physical evidence is indispensable, otherwise it's one person's word against another with no way to determine what actually happened.
We don't even have eyewitness accounts in the gospels, nor was Paul aware of some of the gospel stories about Jesus, apparently being later additions.
You apparently never read Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. They are filled with eyewitness testimony. According to William F. Albright the entire New Testament was finished prior to the year 70. He was not a Christian. So, again you are mistaken.
Actually they are not....the authors are not eyewitnesses, they simply write about the things they were told.
Pray tell, how do you know this? You read this from someone who was knew those guys? Your blind faith is most impressive!
I read the history of the gospels from reputable academic sources. You should try it.
