What I now conjecture was that Jesus was neither of those 3 per se. Rather, he was a "doorway" to God. Perhaps he was someone who could literally induce in another a truly "mind-blowing" transformation of consciousness and heart which transported them out of their conventional ego-bound views of reality to what may be considered a more direct experience of Divine reality. Perhpas having that ability he represented a threat to the then entrenched religious authority structure which worked in consort with Roman occupation to maintain the socio-political order of the day. Perhaps that religious structure was threatened by someone who preached and supported others to have a direct personal connection to their Divine nature which may have both undermined the standard religious interpetations of that structure as well as the personal power of those leading that structure. Perhaps he truly was a bridge, doorway, "Way" to God in that sense. Perhaps he still is.
Of course, even given that, "what" he is/was still essentially is sort of a Christian koan then. Earl