I am not sure why I got downvoted. Mark is the oldest of the Gospels. The others, especially Matthew and Luke are just derivative works. They are anonymous embe

I am not sure why I got downvoted. Mark is the oldest of the Gospels. The others, especially Matthew and Luke are just derivative works. They are anonymous embellishments of anonymous writing that was never meant as historical record. They were meant to convey the basic ideas to a non-christian populations.