(July 2, 2018 at 3:22 pm)Minimalist Wrote: The nativity stories are totally different because they were invented by different authors at different times for different audiences. That's because the original story lacked any nativity story at all. It will piss xhristards off no end but "jesus evolved."
You're referring to Markan Priority and the synoptic problem. Yes, there are discrepancies and they were written by different authors. That does not, however, require us to make the jump to the conclusion that the whole nativity was fabricated. That is a speculation.
