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Barker's legendary growth argument cherry-picks data — each Gospel sometimes has more miraculous content, sometimes less

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Mike's critique of Barker's fourth objection

Barker argues that the Gospels grow progressively more miraculous from Mark through John, suggesting legendary embellishment. Mike counters that this is cherry-picked: sometimes Mark records a more miraculous scene than John, sometimes Luke does. The data does not support a simple escalation pattern.

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