He ventured forth to bring light to the worldAs usual with such things, its authenticity is debated. And in any case, elements of the account are arguably legendary.
The anointed one's pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a miracle in action - and a blessing to all his faithful followers
Gerard Baker (London Times)
And it came to pass, in the eighth year of the reign of the evil Bush the Younger (The Ignorant), when the whole land from the Arabian desert to the shores of the Great Lakes had been laid barren, that a Child appeared in the wilderness.
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(Background here.)