@RustyCrab history is really just a science, and all science is theory.
@koropokkur @RustyCrab there are problems with that too. The first is that Catholics probably messed with it. The second is that a lot of it is up for interpretation. There are tons of historical texts we have from many different places and the job of historians and such are to try and piece them together with as many context clues as we have from other scripts and artifacts.
As far as religious text goes, I think the way it makes you feel and the lessons that are taught are far more important than their historical accuracy. Better to rely on the Spirit than the words themselves and get hung up on stuff.
not theory or myth.