Did Jesus exist?

[GrandizerII]

Seems like an argument from incredulity.

How about they did all that deliberately, to try and make it seem true? This is propaganda, after all.

Or there was some other reason to "include" that detail, true or not, which is now lost. But it proved difficult to weave into the narrative.

Or they are just shit at storytelling.

Or we don't know why they appear to be embarrassed, if that is the case.

That is why I said more parsimonious. Yours are possible explanations (and if I'm honest, a bit silly for the last two), but not better explanations.

Rhythm gave two possible answers which are: "part of the tradition" and "authors accept it as true", neither of which negate the historicity of Jesus, so in other words, incomplete answers.