Bart Ehrman refers to the gospel of markmatthewlukejohn to highlight the xtian tendency to run all this bullshit together into one story making a mockery of all 4 and saddling them with the inconsistencies you mention.
These were different stories, told to different groups at different times and each author had a different purpose in mind.
Four turds not one.
These were different stories, told to different groups at different times and each author had a different purpose in mind.
Four turds not one.