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I'm more certain that Jesus was executed for being touted as the "King of the Jews" and nothing more. All of the son of God and self-sacrifice came later and I highly doubt Jesus was a threat to organized Judaism at the time. Certainly they would be equally as opposed to the Herodian Dynasty, Herod Antipas' father having been elected King of the Jews by the Roman Senate.
Jesus was a popular figure among the Jewish people to replace the client king from Roman and, thus, was executed. Upon his cross was written the acronym INRI for "Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews."
Really, it's a minor footnote in Roman history.
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