7:3
“Dena called Ahura Mazda Father. Zarathustra did not correct her. The word had no beard, throne, or tribal border in her mouth. It meant the source from whom care and understanding should flow.”
The Book of Diesel · Gospel Threshold Edition v4.5
What is history and what is fiction?
Sacred traditionTraditional religious material; historical dating and narrative form remain distinct.
Historical anchor
Ahura Mazda means the Wise Lord and is supreme in Zoroastrian tradition; paternal language here is the novel’s theological-poetic framing.
Fiction boundary
The exact dialogue and household scenes are fictional.