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Because, Mr SelfDestruct, this is the way we find out what happened historically. Unless you want to level the same complaints against people who believe that Socrates existed and was some sort of philosopher, you don't have a valid argument against people who believe that Jesus existed and was some sort of teacher. Moreover, just like Plato's writings are the best evidence we have about what Socrates taught, the canon is the best evidence we have about what Jesus taught.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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