Originally posted by One Bad Pig
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"To provide a good overview of the majority opinion about the Gospels, the Oxford Annotated Bible (a compilation of multiple scholars summarizing dominant scholarly trends for the last 150 years) states (pg. 1744):"
"Neither the evangelists nor their first readers engaged in historical analysis. Their aim was to confirm Christian faith (Lk. 1.4; Jn. 20.31). Scholars generally agree that the Gospels were written forty to sixty years after the death of Jesus. They thus do not present eyewitness or contemporary accounts of Jesus’ life and teachings." https://celsus.blog/2013/12/17/why-s...f-the-gospels/
I disagree with your assertion that I'm "cherry picking." I'm just reading the accounts in order, showing the inconsistencies and obvious legendary growth. All of my interpretations are at least as probable as their negations if not more so. My hypothesis is plausible, has great explanatory scope, explanatory power, is not ad hoc, is simple, and is accord with wide held beliefs regarding other literature which demonstrates legendary growth.
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