I am not saying it is historical or not historical; I am saying it makes no difference. In other words, I could careless about any history involved in the story - I am very interested in the allegory. I think a greater problem than not believing in the historical is, in fact, dismissing stories full of truth because you are so into proving the 'facts' to others and especially yourself.
We discount stories far too often.
Was Jesus an allegory? The Cross? The Resurrection?
Stranger