You either believe that Jesus was the Son of God (second member of the trinity) or he was a mythical character espoused my the “false” book we know as the New Testament. I choose to accept both Jesus and the NT.
Yet another opportunity arose however as he gradually became the Messiah, which eventually led to the United States which could not have been founded without his influence. Yes, it´s possible that Jesus was/is divine. But the Gospels, written by gentiles disguised as Jews to essentially discredit the Jews, succeeded in doing that more than convincing me that Jesus had transcended Judaism.
...Another pretty good work to this effect: Barrie Wilson, How Jesus Became Christian.
Though may everyone everywhere have a Merry Christmas, by even transcendent means.