If you have a tradition thousands of years old saying that a particular spot was the site of Nazareth in 4BC, or of Troy in 1200BC, it isn’t irrational to privilege the hypothesis that that spot was indeed the site of Nazareth, or of Troy.
I agree. It ought to have taken the first people to grasp the math at least 30 seconds to discard the Nazareth concept.
I agree. It ought to have taken the first people to grasp the math at least 30 seconds to discard the Nazareth concept.