Why the gospels can't be explained as deliberate fabrication: (1) No scholar — even skeptics — proposes collusion between gospel writers as a serious hypothesis. (2) The gospels contain brilliant parables (Good Samaritan, Prodigal Son) recognized as among the greatest short stories ever told — you can't manufacture genius by wanting to. (3) The simplest explanation for one amazing storyteller across multiple accounts is that Jesus himself was the storyteller.

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Against fabrication — parables and genius

Skeptical scholars don't propose collusion because the evidence doesn't support it. The parables are literary masterpieces — attributing genius storytelling to four separate anonymous fabricators is far less plausible than attributing it to one historical teacher (Jesus). The speech patterns within parables differ from surrounding narrative — consistent with authentic reported speech, not author invention.

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