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There are many truths and accurate events & words relayed, however it's like playing a game of telephone- you start off with someone telling one thing, then by the last person, words tend to get jumbled around, filled in, and left out.
I love the bible, but the stories were passed down verbally and written, and then through translation and peicing together, much of it is not exactly how it originally happened. Also, there are the "fill in the blanks" of parts of the stories that were not there, so someone simply tried to fill in the gap in order for it to make more sense.
However, this is what leads to many contradictions, confusion, and misinterpretations of the "real story".
The most accurate thing to do in this situation, with this question, is to do research. NOT by asking other people, because you will get different views and opinions. Read the bible, amongst other historic biographies and research books. The historians sure know a lot, through studying of years and years on many eras, including the time when Jesus came.
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