I guess it's too much to ask that anyone be literate enough around here to KNOW that it's been taken as true history by great Bible teachers all the way back
The problem is that we are
too literate to believe that the Bible has been taken as true history by great Bible researchers all the way back; although I'm no expert, I've read enough to know that your claim is untrue.
so I'd have to find one in each century at least get quotes from voluminous writings to prove it
Well, you might not need that much, but
some evidence other than your bare assertion is required.