The New Gospel

When we examine the Gospels as a whole, what we see is a chronology of exaggeration: from nothing more than “revelatory” experiences in Paul [which could well be an interpolation], to a vanished body in Mark, to a vaguely physical encounter with Jesus in Matthew, to a very physical encounter in Luke, all the way to an incredible physical encounter in John (and if we go beyond the canon, the next stage is reflected in the Gospel of Peter: actually witnessing Jesus rise from the grave).