20:1
“A village declared its well holy and built a wall around it. At first the wall kept animals from fouling the water.”
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
The parable is original; Zoroastrian traditions strongly value water and ritual purity.
Fiction boundary
No ancient source is claimed for this story.