Poverty, no college degree, little travel, no public office, and executed as a common criminal while still young -- yet almost 2,000 years later He has had more of an impact on the empires, institutions, and the people of the earth than any person who has ever lived -- a Jew named Yeshua, or Jesus, whose visit to the earth was described before He was born in great detail by the ancient Hebrew prophets.
Jesus claimed to be God in human form. His claim was substantiated by the fulfillment of an the prophecies of the coming Messiah, by the supernatural power He displayed, by the divine authority by which He spoke, and by His resurrection from the dead witnessed by many.
Jesus' claims about Himself would logically rule Him out as just a "good moral teacher" or great prophet. He would have to be (1) a complete liar, (2) a hopeless lunatic, or (3) the Lord, and there is no rational basis for the first two.
Jesus is distinctively different from all others who are considered to be religious "founders." He claimed to be God, and His life, actions, and words proved it. The others never made such a claim and in most cases never even claimed divine revelation. Jesus claimed to be "the Way." The others suggested "a way," primarily of ethical living. He personified the summation of all valid ethics -- love. He was resurrected, leaving an empty grave. The others died as humans, and remained dead.
Jesus punctuated human history, and the influence of His life soon permeated the Roman empire, setting the course for future civilizations, their institutions, and billions of lives yet unborn.