Khandu: Sorry to contradict you, but there IS a viable theory that Jesus WAS a political activist and would-be rebel who DID want to overthrow the Roman control of Palestine; and that the political aspects of Jesus' message were suppressed by early editors of the gospels, probably under the supervision of Paul. They did this because they saw (correctly) that they would have greater success proselytizing among the Romans than among the Jews. Therefore they expunged anything that would be offensive to the Romans, and they shifted the blame for Jesus' crucifixion from the Romans to the Jews.

If you want to learn more about this theory, I urge you to read "Revolution in Judaea," by Hyam Maccoby. Unfortunately, the book is out of print but you might find it in a library.

Amazon's listing for this book includes 3 reviews, one of them written by me.