The reasons given for political acts are often just rationalizations, and the real reasons not admitted. Historical accounts are subject to selective omission or outright revisionism. Ultimately, no one knows for sure.
Of course, but Kevmo has raised the issue of historically verifiable facts, and I pointed out there are differences between "historical fact" versus "scientific fact", versus "religious faith".
By standards of much of what we call "ancient history", the Bible generally and Gospels specifically are rather well attested to.
That doesn't make them "scientific facts", but it can provide comfort for people of faith that their beliefs are grounded in something solid.
Ultimately, beliefs in the super-natural are beyond any scientific or historical proofs, and greatly depend on our personal experiences to focus and make real...
You have no evidence for this belief when it comes to the historicity behind the death of Christ. You have a very strong desire to see that be the case, but your desire gives you idealogical blinders over a simple fact of history, and shows that you have disdain for the science behind history.