[Monterrosa-24]

The Gospel accoding to Matthew is not a lightweight source.

I guess the ArchBs would dismiss Jeb Stuart’s ride around the Union Army because (of the early sources) it was mentioned in Lee’ Lieutenants by Freeman but not in the earlier source of the Rise and Fall of the Confederate States of America by Davis. It has been longer since said War than the time between Christ’s life and the completion of all four Gospels.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Of course there's scholarly controversy, but as I understand it, Mark and Luke were written between 68-85 AD, Mattthew and John between 80-100 AD. Since John died ca. 100 AD, that would be the last possible date.

Since Jesus died ca. 30 AD, the time span between his death and the completion of all 4 written Gospels would have only been about 70 years. That might have been only a few years after the death of Jesus' mother Mary.

Excuse the pedantry, but the significance of this is that all Four Gospels were completed well within the lifetime of msny people who knew Jesus well and were first-hand witnesses.

[BuglerTex]

I guess the ArchBs would dismiss Jeb Stuart’s ride around the Union Army

Now that is perhaps the most unique line of reasoning in this thread. And you definitely have a point.

But I sort of think of JEB as an Old Testament proportioned type of guy.

Kind of like the Alabama Sunday school student who asked if Robert E Lee was in the Old or the New Testament.