plural canonical collection, in which texts are set alongside one another in their difference while retaining their individual integrity. Yet nothing further can be done with the newly restored gospels. They are just old ground plans of the Palace, of dubious authenticity and limited worth. Those who value them are derided. Those who succeed in shedding critical light on them deny their value. Were they to disappear from the scene, nothing of importance would be lost. Gospel contradictions are outward