Naturalistic explanation for the resurrection of Jesus

[Rev. Rye]

That's what I had suspected, Is it well established when the oral transmission of Mark's source began? From memory Paul doesn't touch on the narrative often save referencing some passages in common, I wonder how much of that specific tradition he was aware of.

Paul references two things about "the Christ" (I don't even think he mentions Jesus by name but I could be wrong, I'll flip through his epistles again sometime soon):

1. His death and resurrection
2. The last supper "take and eat" quote.

Both concept, dying-and-rising savior and the Eucharist, both appear in pagan myths.

He mentions Jesus by name in Romans (chapter 1), but his references to his teaching are pretty sparse. I wish I could go into more detail.