How did the writings of the NT come to be?

[John V]

You do realize that a great deal of what we know about the superstitions of ancient cultures and civilizations comes from people who did not share in those superstitions, correct? The Romans were fairly industrious in describing the superstitions of those peoples they came into contact with and/or conquered and even civilizations which had crumbled by the time they came into power (granted, we now suspect they often got it hilariously wrong or engaged in some fun propaganda).

There's nothing unreasonable about expecting them to record the superstitions (regardless of whether or not they agreed with them) of christains or jews. They recorded the claims of countless cults and religions (even as they actively suppressed them in favor of the state religion). Your argument attempts to create a gap , but this seems pointless - as that wont begin to establish a compelling case for your deity or the narratives that you point to as somehow historically accurate. Note, by the way, that the romans were also fairly productive at recording absolute garbage, just tedious day to day shit....so, the dead rising, god coming to earth, miracles......that would probably make somebodies list (even if only to mock them).

No, I'm not aware of that. Others are claiming that the Romans didn't make so many of such records that we can reasonably expect records of NT claims to have survived. I honestly don't know which is correct, though I suspect you're not. Neither side is offering evidence, despite the lip service paid to evidence.