Re: All Evidence is Subjective...

The fact is from Nero(Tacitus) to Diocletion(Eusebius),
they tortured and murfered Christians, so they did care.


"And this is supposed to have what bearing on whether they would be
interested in investigating the origins of a text claiming that Herod
had murdered infant Jews several generations ago?"

It is obvious that a religion they are trying to wipe out
that writting a tome showing it is untrue might help.
As I said before ," The
people who ran the Roman Empire were no dummies.
May I ask what Empire you have run?"

You used the dodge of answering it with the question.
If you want to know what kind of police state
the Roman Empire was read, Tacitus' "Annals of Rome"

What evidence?

Since you like the argument from silence, I
shall give a greater argument from silence.
Matthew was published in the ancient world
in Aramaic, Greek, Coptic(both Southern and Northern
Egyptian versions), Vetus Latin, and other versions.
Are you telling me no Roman official was as smart
as you and interviewed clans from Bethlehem.

Now you give your evidence.

Jim

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