"...the most authoritative reference to the crucifixion, that in the Quran..."

- Why is it the most authortative reference to the crucifiction?

'how can a man a thousand miles away from the scene of a happening, and 600 years after an event, pronounce as to what had transpired?" '

I can't work out why you say it is more authoritative than accounts written much closer, both in time and geography.

Blacknad.