About the New Testament and Jesus now! The poll find that fifty-two per cent of Canadians think that He was “the actual Son of God who was crucified and then rose from the dead after being buried and then ascended into heaven.” A quarter of Canadians, including 15 per cent of believers, think Jesus was “a Jewish preacher or prophet . . .who was crucified and was buried but did not rise from the dead and was not the Son of God.” Fifteen per cent say Jesus didn’t exist at all — a belief held by seven per cent of those who believe in God — while 10 per cent of all Canadians, and eight per cent of the faithful, are unsure.