Belittling The Church aside, when did the last apostle died?
The last apostle to die was John, who recorded his Revelation and his letters before his death. With his death, what would become the last part of the Christian scriptures were complete. No writings after that can be considered "scripture"....i.e. "Inspired of God" (2 Timothy 3:17-17)
Im still baffled about the recent time period all of these things happened. If it were further back than the Pagans, even though time period doesnt equal authenticity, Id still understand why some concepts from then are present today. Though, like Romans, Id assume it would die out but Roman history is so close to half of the world's history, that any gods such as Abrahamic and later Grreek and Roman gods seem so recent.
Antiquity has no bearing on the age of God obviously. There were no "gods" in existence before Jehovah who, as an eternal being had no beginning. No other "gods" existed until humans created them. The concept of other gods did not surface until after the global flood, with Nimrod setting himself up to oppose Jehovah.
Legends of the pre-flood "Nephilim" (giants) and their supernatural fathers, provided the basis for belief in the existence of other "gods.....seen clearly in the mythology of the Greeks.
Only then did humans begin to be "hunters", having been given permission to consume animal flesh. Perhaps taking the lives of animals gave them a blood lust, as it is believed that Nimrod made a name for himself by hunting humans.
After his death, his mother elevated him to "god" status, thus making herself "the mother of God". Madonna and child goddesses are thus seen in many non-biblical religions, along with trinities of gods, the concepts of which were adopted in later periods by a seriously weak and corrupted church.
Insofar, we still have records for their history and transition, that to think that the abrahamic god and apostles can perform miracles seems the same as saying Roman gods can through those they put at high athority.
We have scripture for a reason. The Bible is not just a book that the church produced....it is God's word, not man's. The church seems to want to take credit for it, but God can use even his enemies to fulfill his purpose as he demonstrated with Babylon. There is a reason why false worship is identified by Jesus in the Revelation as "Babylon the great". (Revelation 18:4) Once you identify "Babylon the great" her role becomes clear.
The time gap is so short that its almost thinking in hundred year gaps. Its not that far ago. Miracles as myths is not a bad thing. It makes more sense in line with history and the importance of myths until later in history.
Why do miracles need to be myth? The church has certainly done nothing to dispel that idea, creating all manner of strange and often ridiculous "miracles" as if weeping statues or other weird events somehow equal the miracles demonstrated in the Bible.
What miracles were performed in the first century that were not beneficial to the person on the receiving end of them? Healing people of illnesses and disabilities, resurrecting some from the dead, being able to speak in languages that were never learned so as to allow foreign visitors to Jerusalem to hear the Christian message in their own language....all were simply a demonstration of what was to come on a grand scale under Christ's rulership in God's Kingdom.
There was a free collage course on Roman and Greek history. Another one on christian history. I was thinking of taking it.
All education is beneficial if you learn the subject from a trusted source using reliable and verifiable information. The problem is, (as the Bible states) that the world is under the control of God's enemy (1 John 5:19) who set himself up as a rival "god".....he makes sure that humans fall for his propaganda, masquerading as education in many areas.
We all have the same freedom to exercise our free will in all things...so the information we use to form our opinions and make our choices, is important. Informed choice is the only one worth making IMO.