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Also, Jesus did not proclaim himself the son of God, but all people the children of God. I might point out that the gospels were all written long after Jesus' death, and, although it would appear otherwise, NOT by his disciples, so any claims at all as to what he did or said are hugely suspect and most likely greatly exagerated.
The thing that seems to be the closest to truth is that he was a rebbe or Jewish priest (rabbis back then were community leaders who wrote law, in addition to being spiritual leaders, rebbes then were like ministers today) who defied many of the rabbinical teachings and laws of the time, taking what he believed to be a greater truth and creating a defiant loyal following-later, Christians.
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