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 Very good story, nicely represented, from the little I know about Jesus and what I think is established historical context it fits. Gives extra interesting background by what may be the most important story of western civilisation.

The source I know that most corrobates your version is a little book "Jezus van Nazareth" (in Dutch) by Paul Verhoeven, Hollywood director of (a.o.) RoboCop and Basic Instinct. Verhoeven was fascinated by Jesus story, studied it almost scientifically (or should i say religiously) for years and tried (and failed) to turn the story into a movie, so he settled for a book. Verhoeven paints Jesus as a (part of a) revolutionary rebel(ry) and also points to his temple rebellion as the most likely cause of Jesus becoming an outlaw and of his arrest. 

I was wondering: do you know if the temple incident leading to the arrest is still a very likely theory according to most historians or where you got that theory from if you remember? 

I'm guessing its not Verhoevens book,as I'm not even sure it has been published in English. Verhoeven claims to have used some of the best and verified scientific sources available, but I trusted him and did not verify that.