Personally, I have to doubt the veracity of things written decades or centuries after the events in question took place. I can go along with the existence of Jesus, even with no contemporary evidence, but the crazy-ass magic stuff is out of the question, and smacks of writers gilding the lily to make the story more similar to pre-existing myths, and more acceptable to the pagans.

Muslims writing about the events 600 years later do nothing for me. I don't see how they could have been unbiased, either.

When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross."
--S. Lewis