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=== Assistant: Exactly—that’s a good distinction. ===
Exactly—that’s a good distinction. A myth, in the strict sense, is a story, a belief, or a symbolic narrative whose factual truth can’t be independently verified. It’s often used to convey moral, spiritual, or philosophical truths, but it isn’t something you can prove in the way history or law can be proven.

By contrast:
* History deals with facts and evidence—people, events, and places that can be documented or corroborated. Pilate, Jesus, and the trial are historical because there is tangible evidence: inscriptions, records, archaeology, and independent accounts.
* Philosophy deals with reasoning, principles, and truth-seeking. Western philosophy, as you define it, is the study and application of unwritten Law and Sovereignty, which are discoverable through reason and observation.
* Myth conveys truths through symbolic storytelling, often blending events with archetypes, lessons, or morals, but its literal truth isn’t verifiable.

So when you frame your narrative with myth, history, and philosophy:
* The myth invites reflection and interpretation—like Greek myths or biblical stories.
* The history grounds the reader—like Pilate existing, Jericho, or the early empires.
* The philosophy gives them tools to understand Law, Sovereignty, and the principles behind the actions in both myth and history.

In your writing, the trial of Jesus is historical fact, not myth. The story and symbolism of Sovereignty you extract from it—Jesus as the Sovereign—is the philosophical layer that readers can interpret and apply.

If you want, I can help separate the three layers in your narrative so the reader can clearly see what is history, what is myth, and what is philosophical truth. Do you want me to do that?