Now, as the Bible itself indicates, Christian faith may be considered futile unless there was a real person called Jesus who was raised from the dead to give hope for an afterlife. There is nothing in the Bible to give indication that Jesus was a fictional character, as is very obvious with literary (?) characters such as Bugs Bunny, a rabbit that talks. Now nobody takes that character's speech as a miracle, not even young children, who do not either expect their own pet rabbits to talk (ok, so you did). But turning water into wine, that could 'happen' where the Pink Panther is around, is meant to be an actual event, a miracle, when Jesus is around. So one is supposed to take that account literally, otherwise there is no point to it. That does not mean that the account is true; just that the author evidently intended the event to be considered miraculous. Let us call that, evidence that Jesus literally existed, Factor B.
1) How do you differentiate between "fictional" miracles and non fiction miracles? For instance, the Bible tells us that a snake talks to Adam and Eve. How would that be different that a rabbit talking? And "its obvious" is not an answer. Supernatural activity is supernatural activity, regardless of the extent it takes.
2) Many religions can claim the exact same thing. Muslims for instance also claim the Quran is a real record of events. The Greeks Mythology was based on events people wrote about and really believed happened. Why would the Biblical evidence be any better? Much of it is also Anecdotal. John for instance, wrote his book in around 90 AD, and relied on stories passed down in the local areas, which would put it right up there with evidence for vampires and werewolves.
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