People say the same about the Gospel being fanciful. A man walking on water and coming back from the dead. Also from an ancient book of fables. That people today want to believe so desperately.
It's all through the eyes of faith.
Biblical faith though, is based upon reality said the apostle Paul. So it is not to be confused with credulity.
The Bible is unique, and even those who were fanatically opposed to Jesus could not deny what he did.
But today the so called “higher critics” want to judge what they refuse to understand.