It appears that Jesus was suicidal. Those who believe that Jesus was God could argue that Jesus needed an exit and had to be killed in order to fulfill prophecy.
I believe that Jesus was actually a man with great faith and that since he had taught his followers to face violence with nonviolence he had to face power nonviolently and that his death would be a testament to all of his teaching.
Post Constantine Christians have been given the option to believe that Jesus was God's son sent to become a sacrificial offering. Constantine needed Jesus to be God to fill the position of all pagan religions' god-men so that Jesus' teachings would not be taken seriously. Anyone who followed the teachings of the man Jesus could be anarchistic, and non supportive of the empire(s).
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