Suppose that you're inclined to accept the existence of fact-changing "compositional devices" in the Gospels, without carefully investigating the arguments against them, because you believe that this will simplify your apologetic task. Now, thank goodness, you don't have to "get into the weeds," "get off-track" discussing alleged discrepancies and harmonizations. What a relief! But this comes with a heavy cost, as I discuss in this video. Examine these theories carefully, and the arguments on both sides, before you adopt them!
You may also be interested in my discussion with Mike Winger on his show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiE-J6U3kCY&feature=youtu.be
Also, see my discussion here of minimal facts vs. maximal data approaches to the resurrection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUt3r3dXBr4 And here is my book, The Mirror or the Mask. https://www.amazon.com/Mirror-Mask-Liberating-Gospels-Literary/dp/1947929070/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=mirror+or+the+mask&qid=1603580557&sr=8-1
Originally uploaded to YouTube Oct 26, 2020