IMO the character of Jesus was loosely based on the proverbial coolest guy in town. He was smart, athletic all the women liked him and was looked up to but at the end of the day he was just an ordinary man like anyone else. His story was passed on from generation to generation with it getting bigger and more unrealistic over time until he was into a God like figure.

The jury is still out on that one but whether he existed or not is really unimportant as the virgin birth,miracles and resurrection were certainly fictional

I forget the name of the pope that said “ it has served us well this myth called Jesus”

yes

I don't know? But there was surely no king David!

I think there was a real man named Jesus and he was probrably crucified. The rest is myth. I was a christian and really believed in Jesus. However i had a life altering experience and decided to do research. I watched "Christian Dilemmas" about the real origins of christianity and how there were no 1st century writings about Jesus and All of the Gospels were written or found 50 years after his death.

The Historicity of Jesus: Episode #666
[skeptoid.com]