Oh com'on now Carm. You can chat with anyone. The Gospel (four books) was written by the Paulists for the 'Gentiles' (Pagans). Naturally, the Gospel has much Pagan imagery that would have been familiar to its Pagan readers, such as virgin birth, bride weeping at the tomb, sacrifice of the young lord, the lady his mother, his anointing, his resurrection, etc., but obviously with some major changes and rearranging. You have to consider the historical context in which the Gospel was published to understand it. To the extent that the Gospel utilizes the mythology of the times, it is mythological. Isn't religion metaphor to help us visualize some truth that is beyond our understanding?? And yes, there could be some actual history in the mix.