I choose none of these things. They're all equally presumptive. They assert that he either existed and was divine, or didn't exist at all.
Historically I think it likely that a figure did exist from which people developed the Christian cult, that later became the (little c) catholic faith. I reject the notion that he was a divine being or the son of a god. I certainly don't think he's going to rise from the dead, and if he does, then I have questions for him.
Historically I think it likely that a figure did exist from which people developed the Christian cult, that later became the (little c) catholic faith. I reject the notion that he was a divine being or the son of a god. I certainly don't think he's going to rise from the dead, and if he does, then I have questions for him.