Phatboy writes:
Would it not be fair to go with the possible identities of Jesus, often quoted, of being either Lord, Liar, or Lunatic?
I think this is a false trichotomy.
Great man and just another prophet do not apply to Him.
Disagree. I think you're being too limited in evaluating all the possibilities.
If the writers were trying to make Him fit the scenario of Messiah, He must have been either a Lunatic who thought that He was God Incarnate or He was a manipulator along with the writers.
Disagree. His life and sayings may be grossly distorted, yet he himself may have been quite honest in his actual remarks. The question is whether or not his actual remarks are accurately recorded.
If Jesus was not the Son of God, who was this guy?
A manifestation of the human race's need to be reminded of its own divinity.