Just because this book was written thousands years ago doesn't give it any legitimacy. What do you think people would have thought about franks herbert's Dune if it would have be written 1000 years ago. My point, there has always been people with a fertile imagination, there still is, and will alway be. So, don't believe everything you read (bible) just because it's old. My guess is that Jesus was a man that we would call a schizophrenic today. He was probably in a paranoïd delirium while driveling about being sent by god. you know, the simplest explanation and most probably the truth. Nowday, we wouldn't believe someone who get to you and say: "Hey man I talked to God last night, he told me I was the chosen one". The mental health departement of your favorite hospital would take care of him with some good antiopsychotic drugs, sadly, 2000 years ago, they knew nothing about mental illness, we can't totally blame those(sadly, too much) who followed this guy(jesus). But, come on, give me a break. It is time to relegate religion to history books and stop fooling people's mind with all this non sense. Remember, religion is far from being the keeper of ethic and morality, so keep thinking by yourself if you already do, or start right now if you aren't.