This paper considers whether memory provides knowledge of the historical event itself or only to the author’s mind. Is it a matter of only how it was remembered, or can we postulate what likely happened? The example of whether Jesus was crucified is considered in conjunction with the epistemic theory of remembering. It is argued that with a degree of probability, a memory approach does, in certain situations, conclude that the best explanation is that a historical reality gave rise to the memory of the event. Therefore, the continuing quest for the historical Jesus is not a dead-end but has a viable way forward to postulate probable past events, contra some voices in the Next Quest who argue that one cannot get behind the text to anything beyond. This means one can have knowledge of Jesus as he actually was—the real Jesus and not just a subjective representation. It is possible to know the Jesus of history, not merely with the subjective impressions of a remembered Jesus; rather, one can reach historical memory concerning Jesus.