Did the Gospel Writers Spin Their Accounts of Jesus?
Did the early Christian communities apply Jesus's teaching to the problems they faced or alter the facts to fit their agendas?
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Did the early Christian communities apply Jesus's teaching to the problems they faced or alter the facts to fit their agendas?
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