(May 27, 2016 at 7:12 am)Aractus Wrote: You left out the fact that the gospel of Mark does not include the resurrection, clearly implying that the later accounts are growth of the original story that move beyond the historical-factual & superstitious events laid out in Mark.
Beyond any doubt, Mark contains embellishments; the earliest visions of Jesus were "spiritual" visions; the disciples and Paul weren't even claiming corporeal visions.
