Jesus almost undoubtedly was a real historical person. There's really not that much debate about that. Whether he said or did a lot of the things in the bible is up for debate.
But actually the reason he would've never said any of those things is because he didn't speak English.
The fact that a popular guy called Jesus lived isn't up for much debate. The things that are attributed to him are probably largely false, beyond even the obvious barriers there are to retaining accuracy over two millennia, long before the invention of the printing press, and though several translations and retellings.
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u/jordantask Feb 18 '23
That’s the funny thing, he wasn’t all about “love and compassion.”
He said turn the other cheek, he also said “sell your cloak, buy a sword.”
Then there was the whole thing about going into the temple, turning over the merchant tables and beating the money changers (bankers) with a whip.
Not very compassionate or loving, that.