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What documentary evidence for any other religious leaders that started other splinter sects of Judaism at the time do you have?
If you don't have any direct evidence for any specific one of those leaders, does that mean there didn't exist any such splinter sects at the time?
Thank you. This is a concise representation of the general objection I was going to make. Finding evidence of ANYTHING in that era that meets modern standards is often very difficult, if not impossible. Nearly all history from that era can be, and is, challenged.
I have yet to see a statement from PhilosophyTutor justifying his choice for a standard of evidence on this question.