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I think the jury is still out as to the existence of Jesus the man, this from a historical or an archaeological perspective.
So, as with most things "Jesus," it's a matter of belief.
I'm willing to believe Jesus existed as a man. I tend to view him as a philosopher who didn't write anything down, and so we're limited to the "dialogues."
I respect what Jesus ostensibly taught. It was a part of a long tradition that predates him. What's unfortunate is the turbulence, fragmentation, disparities, corruptions, contradictions, etc., that arose out of the growth of Christianity.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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