54:3
“Parisa taught astronomy. Ardeshir guarded the Saoshyant texts. Mehrdad was a healer who trusted wounds more readily than visions. Roxaneh translated western trade reports.”
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
Matthew identifies Magi from the east; the Iranian priestly meaning of Magi provides a historical basis for a Zoroastrian reconstruction, though their exact identity is not proven by the Gospel.
Fiction boundary
The school, named priests, curriculum, and archive are fictional.