I'm not saying I don't think he existed—it would be pretty extraordinary for Christianity to have sprung up so soon after his supposed lifetime if he hadn't been a real spiritual teacher of some sort. But it seems like the stuff in the New Testament would've been commented on during his lifetime. "There's this Yeshua guy who's gaining a following. Allegedly, he can perform miracles. Oh, he just got crucified and now people are sad." I'm asking as a know-nothing retard: is it weird that there's nothing like that, or is it to be expected?

Is it possible for anyone to get more popular than him?

How did he managed to get so popular?