The reason that we remember Christ at all as a character is because he wasn't historical Jesus. Meaning, his actions and philosophy ran counter to what conventional wisdom would have you think. This is why people like Martin Luther King will be remembered. The man had every reason to grab a baseball bat and want to beat the shit out of the white man, but he didn't. So, contextual historical clues don't mean much when you are considering someone if their ilk. Imagine if we didn't have the documentation we have of Martin Luther King Junior? Two centuries from now would people be debating the validity of his message? After his people were enslaved and tortured would people buy that he really was so peaceful and loving? "No way." Is what most would postulate.