We ought to be wary of deriving our gospel from professional writers, philosophers, lawyers. The earliest believers had a gospel preached orally, rarely written. Product differentiation makes writers exaggerate and write hypocritically to sell their writings and increase their profitable influence. Scriptures are an exception. The best evidence of the earliest gospel preached orally is what was written under inspiration and by those who met Jesus Christ and were designated by him personally for their ministry. What came after the gospel went mainstream is not a reliable indication of it. The mainstream oral tradition was possibly picked up by people who had reasons to make their own special version of it. Product differentiation and their reputation as writers, philosophers, thinkers, lawyers. Beware the yeast of the scribes.
