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Jesus from Jewish sources

Josephus on Jesus
There lived a man named Jesus who was capable of godly acts. Through his teaching and feats he was able to amass a following of people. He came to be known as the Messiah. His claims brought him before Pilate and thus was condemned and crucified. His crucifixion did not diminish his following. On the third day following his death, Jesus appeared to his followers. Jesus fulfilled the prophecy.

Celus on Jesus
Jesus was born to a poor working woman who was accused of adultery by her husband. After his birth, Jesus was a working boy in Egypt. While in Egypt, Jesus was able to learn magic and the dark arts. Upon his return home, Jesus made himself out to be a god.
Tertullian Mocks Jewish ‘Slanders’
Jesus was mocked the Jews and accused of being a bastard and rule breaker who was possessed by the devil. Upon his return, Tertullian is lambasting the Jews for their cruelty and erroneous ways.

Yeshu and Joshua b. Perachiah
Yeshua and Joshua ben Perachiah fled Jerusalem to Alexandria. They only returned after receiving a letter from Rabbi Simeon ben Shetach. On their way home, Yeshua and Joshua stopped by an unattractive inn. Joshua sent Yeshua away because he thought Yeshua viewed things from a negative viewpoint. When Yeshua tried to get Joshua’s forgiveness, Joshua shooed him away. Yeshua concluded that sinners are and purveyors of sin are beyond redemption.

Simeon ben Azzai finds a Genealogy
Jesus is the bastard son of an adulteress.

Evidence of Innocence Sought in Vain
Jesus was executed during the time of the Passover. He was accused of practicing magic and the dark arts and corrupting the people of Israel into straying from God. When chance came for him to be spared his fate, no one came to his aid.

Jesus’ Students/Disciples
Jesus had 5 disciples. All were executed because scripture called for it.

Toledoth Yeshu
A certain unsavory man named Joseph Pandera tricked a naive, married girl named Miriam into having sex with him. When the truth of his trickery was revealed and with Miriam pregnant, Miriam’s husband abandoned her and left for Babylonia.

Miriam gave birth to Jesus. From the onset, Jesus showed a lack of respect for the traditions and teachings of the tribe. Due to his unruly behavior, the truth of Jesus’ conception came to light.
There existed a temple that contained the true name of God. Anyone who was able to obtain and retain the true name of God would possess God’s powers. Jesus found out the true name of God and was able to retain it, thus, using God’s powers on earth. Jesus was able to amass a following because of his godlike powers. Jesus started to quote scripture and proclaim himself the Messiah. Jesus was intent on fulfilling the scriptures. This upset the Sages.
The Sages tried to have Jesus arrested when they brought him up on charges before the Queen but he was able to convince her otherwise. He did so by raising the dead. The Sages were reprimanded by the Queen and embarrassed by Jesus. Much later, the Sages convinced the Queen to bring Jesus up on charges. This time Jesus was proclaiming himself to be the Son of God. Much like the first time, Jesus was able to convince the Queen otherwise. He was able to levitate himself. Again, the Sages were reprimanded by the Queen and embarrassed by Jesus.
The Sages would try once more to have the Queen bring Jesus on charges. On this third time, they brought with them Judas. The Sages gave Judas the true name of God so that he will be able to offset anything Jesus would do. Their ruse worked. Jesus was convicted and sentenced to death.

After his death, Jesus’ disciples tried to convince the Queen she had murdered the Messiah. To prove their claim, they want to exhume his grave to show that there was no body and it has ascended to heaven. The Queen immediately put forth a proclamation that called for the body of Jesus. Upon hearing this notice, a gardener removed Jesus’ body from it’s grave to insure that Jesus’ disciples would not be proven truthful. The Sages were able to retrieve Jesus’ body from the gardener and prove to the Queen that Jesus was a mere mortal. It would take Paul’s proclamation that he was a disciple of Jesus to redeem Jesus.