Biblical scholars of the time such as PERSON@1 -LRB- NUMBER@1 -- NUMBER@2 -RRB- and PERSON@2 -LRB- c. NUMBER@3 -- NUMBER@4 -RRB- were also beginning to subject the MISC@1 story to rigorous scrutiny as they attempted to harmonise the biblical account with natural historical knowledge .

Biblical scholars of the time such as PERSON@1 -LRB- NUMBER@1 -- NUMBER@2 -RRB- and PERSON@2 -LRB- c. NUMBER@3 -- NUMBER@4 -RRB- were also beginning to look at the MISC@1 story more closely .
