But you are adding in facts which are not in evidence.
And Josephus mentions several would-be messiahs ( troublemakers, in his view ) who did exactly what you originally proposed and got themselves killed for their trouble. Somehow, this "jesus" fucker did not make the cut.
And Josephus mentions several would-be messiahs ( troublemakers, in his view ) who did exactly what you originally proposed and got themselves killed for their trouble. Somehow, this "jesus" fucker did not make the cut.