because that stuff never happened. the reason we know this is because jesus was actually from nazareth not bethlehem. micah 5:2: "but you, o bethlehem ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in israel" the messiah was supposed to come from bethlehem. if it was actually a completely fictional story then jesus would have been jesus of bethlehem not jesus of nazareth. because you can say whatever you want in a completely fictional story. but its not a completely fictional story. he was a real person from nazareth and everybody knew he was from nazareth. so early christians had a real problem on their hands, they had to make up stories to explain how jesus of nazareth was really actually secretly jesus of bethlehem. thats where this nonsense comes from. problems like this are good evidence that he was a real person. looking at the gospels through an actual critical lense will show that he was a real person who did not actually meet the requirements to be the messiah and his followers tried shoe horning him into it.
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