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The result of their research - despite having a collection of more than 1500 versions of approximately 500 Christian writings which were authored prior to 313 A.D. - declared, not unsurprisingly, that the majority of what Jesus said and did, and who He claimed he was, was likely '''''not''''' authentic and the result of later additions by early Christians.

The result of their research - despite having a collection of more than 1500 versions of approximately 500 Christian writings which were authored prior to 313 A.D. - declared, not unsurprisingly, that the majority of what Jesus said and did, and who He claimed he was, was likely '''''not''''' authentic and the result of later additions by early Christians.

In Phase 1, of all the sayings attributed Jesus, in the Bible and elsewhere, the Seminar concluded that only 11 were "most likely to be authentic".<ref>https://www.westarinstitute.org/projects/the-jesus-seminar/jesus-seminar-phase-1-sayings-of-jesus/</ref>  Luke and Matthew had the most accounts voted as such, with Mark (though the "source" of Matthew's and Luke's accounts) having only '''''one''''' verse voted as such (the Gospel of Thomas, by comparison, had four accounts voted as such, though all four were also listed in the Gospels) and John having '''''zero'''''.  In a bit of irony, the Seminar concluded that Luke 6:37 -- the well-known "judge not, lest ye be judged", a phrase often used by non-Christians and liberal Christians to oppose any attempts by conservative Christians to call out sin, either personal or corporate -- was in their view likely '''''not''''' authentic.<ref>https://www.westarinstitute.org/projects/the-jesus-seminar/jesus-seminar-phase-1-sayings-of-jesus/example-from-luke-629-37/</ref>

In Phase 1, of all the sayings attributed Jesus, in the Bible and elsewhere, the Seminar concluded that only 11 were "most likely to be authentic".<ref>https://www.westarinstitute.org/projects/the-jesus-seminar/jesus-seminar-phase-1-sayings-of-jesus/</ref>  Luke and Matthew had the most accounts voted as such, with Mark (though it is considered by many theologians to be the source of Matthew's and Luke's accounts) having only '''''one''''' verse voted as such (the Gospel of Thomas, by comparison, had four accounts voted as such, though all four were also listed in the Gospels) and John having '''''zero'''''.  In a bit of irony, the Seminar concluded that Luke 6:37 -- the well-known "judge not, lest ye be judged", a phrase often used by non-Christians and liberal Christians to oppose any attempts by conservative Christians to call out sin, either personal or corporate -- was in their view likely '''''not''''' authentic.<ref>https://www.westarinstitute.org/projects/the-jesus-seminar/jesus-seminar-phase-1-sayings-of-jesus/example-from-luke-629-37/</ref>

In Phase 2, of all the actions attributed to Jesus, in the Bible and elsewhere, the Seminar concluded that only ten were "most likely to be authentic", with another 19 given a pink (probable) rating.<ref>https://www.westarinstitute.org/projects/the-jesus-seminar/jesus-seminar-phase-2-deeds-of-jesus/</ref>  Notably they concluded that Jesus did not walk on water, feed the multitudes, change water into wine, or raise Lazarus from the dead, that He was executed as a "public nuisance" and not for claiming to be the Son of God, and that He did not resurrect from the dead ("the resurrection is based instead on visionary experiences of Peter, Paul, and Mary").

In Phase 2, of all the actions attributed to Jesus, in the Bible and elsewhere, the Seminar concluded that only ten were "most likely to be authentic", with another 19 given a pink (probable) rating.<ref>https://www.westarinstitute.org/projects/the-jesus-seminar/jesus-seminar-phase-2-deeds-of-jesus/</ref>  Notably they concluded that Jesus did not walk on water, feed the multitudes, change water into wine, or raise Lazarus from the dead, that He was executed as a "public nuisance" and not for claiming to be the Son of God, and that He did not resurrect from the dead ("the resurrection is based instead on visionary experiences of Peter, Paul, and Mary").