A figure of great controversy. The historically proven facts of his life are as follows:
1) He was born in late
December approx. 4 B.C.
2) He lived his life preaching loving one another, staying away from corrupt practices, practicing what you preach, etc.
3) The people who didn't want to be told that they were
bad, wrong, etc. had the
man whipped, beaten, given a thorn crown, made him carry a huge wooden cross just to nail him to it to shut him up.
Regardless of religious preference, those statements are only as disputable as any other world history accounts. We can all learn something from Jesus, even ignoring the controversial ideas like the rising again, miracles, etc.