Posted on 09/09/2013 6:54:55 PM PDT by Gamecock
Is this controversial?
30-60 Passion Narrative
40-80 Lost Sayings Gospel Q
50-60 1 Thessalonians
50-60 Philippians
50-60 Galatians
50-60 1 Corinthians
50-60 2 Corinthians
50-60 Romans
50-60 Philemon
50-80 Colossians
50-90 Signs Gospel
50-95 Book of Hebrews
50-120 Didache
50-140 Gospel of Thomas
50-140 Oxyrhynchus 1224 Gospel
50-200 Sophia of Jesus Christ
65-80 Gospel of Mark
70-100 Epistle of James
70-120 Egerton Gospel
70-160 Gospel of Peter
70-160 Secret Mark
70-200 Fayyum Fragment
70-200 Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
73-200 Mara Bar Serapion
80-100 2 Thessalonians
80-100 Ephesians
80-100 Gospel of Matthew
80-110 1 Peter
80-120 Epistle of Barnabas
80-130 Gospel of Luke
80-130 Acts of the Apostles
80-140 1 Clement
80-150 Gospel of the Egyptians
80-150 Gospel of the Hebrews
80-250 Christian Sibyllines
90-95 Apocalypse of John
90-120 Gospel of John
90-120 1 John
90-120 2 John
90-120 3 John
90-120 Epistle of Jude
93 Flavius Josephus
100-150 1 Timothy
100-150 2 Timothy
100-150 Titus
100-150 Apocalypse of Peter
100-150 Secret Book of James
100-150 Preaching of Peter
100-160 Gospel of the Ebionites
100-160 Gospel of the Nazoreans
100-160 Shepherd of Hermas
100-160 2 Peter
To some, yes.
Is this controversial?
The old liberal received wisdom was that the NT books were late, late, late. 2nd century forgeries.
All these accounts were written 50-100+ years after Jesus. Why the delay? Why no accounts written contemporaneously with, or shortly after Jesus?
And with that time delay, doesn’t that imply a 2nd- or 3rd-generation telling of the story, with all its inherent distortions of the original?
I like Haley’s Bible commentary. It has a great discussion.
Because the authors thought Jesus would return at any time. They didn't write it down because the didn't see the need. As they aged they changed their minds and penned the eyewitness accounts.
Why no accounts written contemporaneously with, or shortly after Jesus?
Answered above. What were you doing on September 11? Where were you? How did you first find out?
And with that time delay, doesnt that imply a 2nd- or 3rd-generation telling of the story
No. Jesus was crucified at 33. If an eyewitness was 23 when Jesus was nailed to a cross, he would have been 73 at the 50 year mark.
One of the miracles of God is how He formed the Scriptures without the aid of any institution deciding what is inspired and what isn't.
50-33=17
If I might add, one reason we know the accounts that were written were accurate is because they were read by people who actually lived through the events. The NT testament closed with the death of the last Apostle, John.
33 King James hands out the red-letter edition.
That too.
Thanks for anticipating what prolly was coming up.
My Summa is Theo`d Illogically
The New Testament Books are the Earliest Christian Writings We Possess
And they were all written prior to 68 AD.
You do us all a great favor reviewing why we can be so confident in the truth revealed to us in Scripture. Defending the unique character of our Bible is something every Christian should be able to do if they want to share The Gospel with someone.
How the New Testament books were selected as acceptable reading in church (i.e., canonical) was a long and painful process that involved many decades of discussions, with no absolute consensus reached. Syrians, Ethiopians, Greeks, Russians, Rome and Protestants all have different books, the Protestant canon being, by a long way, the most recent.
Regardless, I find it really strange how many merely claim the NT as Christian writings. I would point out that the earliest Christian writings were the Pentateuch.
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