The Jesus Itinerary

[John V]

You mean Herod who died in 4 BCE and Quirinius who came to administer Syria in 6 CE? Why would 70 CE Christians be educated and savvy enough to know these exact dates?

Why not? Anyone who could read and write back then was educated. They didn't need to know precise dates - only whether Quirinius was around before Herod's death or not. And, there was simply less to learn back then, so educated people likely knew recent history pretty well.

With what?

With your belief that people didn't know history from 70 years or so prior.

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And GC said "you can't prove it", instead of, for instance, "can you prove it?" One is a request or perhaps a challenge for evidence; the other is a blanket rejection of the claim, forestalling further discussion.

You can't forestall a discussion that's already been halted.

But FWIW, OK - let's see someone prove it.