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“She read Ardavan's imagined objection to Daniel and Miriam's ledger. The archive did not give certainty. It gave better questions.”
The Book of Diesel · Gospel Threshold Edition v4.5
What is history and what is fiction?
Open reconstructionThe chapter is literary theology rather than recoverable event history.
Historical anchor
Magi remained known as Iranian priestly specialists, though their exact institutions and beliefs varied across time and place.
Fiction boundary
Parisa, Ardeshir, Mehrdad, and their archive are fictional; they are not claimed as Matthew's historical Magi.