Did Jesus Christ exist as a historical human or was he a theological construct?

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Your question suggests that you think that Jesus was a deliberate, total fiction.

Just like every other 'god' ever created. Demon is right. It isn't all that hard when the emperor gives a religion the power to kill people who profess disbelief. When he gives a religion the authority to close down other shrines and steal their property. Or when he allows book-burning on a massive scale.

If you give me the power to torture and kill people in 20 years I could have large numbers worshiping a toaster.