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In my belief structure, Jesus was brutally killed in order to send a message to those who would read his upcoming novel. Although I prefer the version in "stranger in a strange land". The death sequence was very important, as it shows the lenghts to which our hero was willing to go, in order to fulfil his destiny as the savior of all, and the cure for sin.
To my understanding, Jesus was used by his father to get the attention of a wandering people, and bring them back into the fold. Jesus was thus given extra-ordinary abilities in order to show his sheep what the father was capable of, this can be interpreted as intimidation, love, ego, or any number of other human attributes. Although I doubt we can understand the actual reasoning of the "god" mind.
The general tone of the story is somewhat depressing , but has definate moral strengths. The author(s) uses metaphor in excess to lay the groundwork for a stimulating work, that is to say the least, thought provocing. As for the death of the christ, it was entirely expected, as most avatars will suffer the persecution of the masses, due to a complete lack of understanding of the devine path. And a fear of the unexplained.
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Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha
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