[troutman]

Third-party evidence (hearsay), (and evidence that is not contemporary) is hugely unreliable. It is not admissible in a court of law for good reason.

The "peasant from Galilee" is a common archtype in many world mythologies. So are virgin births, miracles and resurrections.

This does not have to diminsh the Christian message - it is still important, whether Jesus lived or not. I don't think we can answer that question with any certainty. It is fair as Text has done, to assign a probability to it.