So its only my opinion. But I believe the hypothesis that best fits the facts is that Jesus did exist, but that he was a charismatic political and religious leader, not a supernatural or divine being.

What studies like this do illustrate is that the documentary evidence of that era, far from being divinely inspired, was written by men, served ideological agendas, and has only survived after a long process of editing and doctrinal conflict.

The religious documents so carefully studied and cited by theologians are only the few that have survived centuries of change, selection, and cover up. The originals were all lost, forgotten, discarded or altered long ago.

Even if archaeology newly discovered an indisputable primary source, (for example, the court transcript of Jesus' trial) modern religions would simply ignore whatever didn't fit their current dogma.