Time is reporting it loudly. Therefore, it’s probably wrong because they want to find ways to attack the Bible. And in those days, Historians made errors, wrote in artistic fashion, and they sometimes were mistaken in their interpretation of what they observed,,,,
but there are almost no examples of outright lies.
You certainly can’t say that about Time!
“Time is reporting it loudly. Therefore, its probably wrong ...”
That’s my initial reaction. I plan to investigate further to see what SEVERAL scholars are saying about this. Sometimes, the “scholars” themselves need investigating. ;-)