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Personally, I think it is as realistic to make this argument as it is to dipsute if Augustus or Julius Ceaser really existed.
Whether or not you Jesus was in any sense divine, I think can and should be debated. My own view is that Jesus was probably not an incarnation of God in a literal sense, but probably was a real or true prophet. But that is a religious view more than a historical one.
But there are quite a few accounts of him from people who were contemporary to him or nearly so (ie - during a time when people alive would have remembered him or their immediate family would have).
In relation to the OP, the historical writings of Josephus refer to Jesus (and his brother James) and there are numerous "gospels" which are not included in the bible. I dont mean to have a go at you, but it is quite a lazy thing to say that there are no historical sources about Jesus which are not in the bible. This is not something which requires any more than looking on Google or wikipedia to disprove.
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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