--or rather, to be more specific, the absurdity of the early Christian (and our) talk about the babe of Bethlehem. The early Christians ran around the most powerful empire of the time saying their leader was in charge of the world. To see the patent absurdity of this claim, just remember that the Roman empire at that time was perhaps more dominant over a huge part of the earth than any empire until America after the collapse of the Soviet Union. And this vast overwhelmingly powerful Roman empire was ruled by the almighty (divine) Caesar. The Romans had the best army in the world and they enforced Roman rule – – ruthlessly!