The question that shatters faith, forever.

[Phil]

I never said Jesus was an average Joe. He quite clearly wasn't. I also think that perhaps the oppressive nature of the Roman government shares some of the blame for the lack of documents.

If he wasn't that average then all the more reason to expect at least one mention by a credible source.

I've often wondered too if the Romans destroyed documents to do with Christianity. Surely there would be historians that documented that if it were the case. I don't actually know.

There certainly were some documents destroyed by Christians in 391 at the library of Alexandria.