The bigger question is did he really exist, and what of Buddha? Perhaps, they were mere paintings in the sky, with purple linings and hints of turquoise, where everyone gazed with sheer appeal, although sometimes bewildered, and then Polly went up to her mom and said “I want some Gummy Bears.” So, the two of them moved forward, and then the chapter on fantasy continued as they went to watch Smallfoot.
God said Jesus would have gone for about 33 1/3 years, and what was the point of tricking others? So, the New Testament will go on the mythology shelves at your local bookstore, unless God blows it away to smithereens?