The study of Jesus in comparative mythology is the examination of the
narratives of the life of Jesus in the Christian gospels, traditions and
theology, as they relate to Christianity and other religions. Although the
vast majority of New Testament scholars and historians of the ancient Near
East agree that Jesus existed as a historical figure, most secular historians
also agree that the gospels contain large quantities of ahistorical legendary
details mixed in with historical information about Jesus's life. The Synoptic
Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke are heavily shaped by Jewish tradition,
with the Gospel of Matthew deliberately portraying Jesus as a "new Moses".