the Herodian kings of the Palestine area and the Roman prefect of Judea, as well as the interplay between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. I have accepted the likely existence of history and tradition behind the heavily scripturally reflective, kerygmatically oriented, and theologically organized PNs of the Gospels, but have also acknowledged that there are severe limitations imposed by method and matter in our ability to acquire certitude
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