bible question?

Question

In the new testament , did any of the writers of it ,actually meet jesus while he was physically alive , and how many years after he was crucified did the actually first put pen to paper and write down the bible ?

Answer 1

John was a biological brother of Jesus.

Answer 2

None of the writers in the bible actually met Jesus (assuming he actually existed which is doubt-worthy..but that is another question)

Paul was the earliest writer and he was a generation after the supposed life of Jesus when he had his "vision" of Jesus on the road to Damascus. (these days we'd call it sunstroke) If you read the Pauline letters and other epistles separate from the gospels, it is clear that they are referring to a spiritual being, who acts as a mediator between god and man, and NOT about a recently deceased miracle performing actual person.

The Gospel of Mark could not have been written before 70 CE, and many scholars believe as late as the early 100's. We don't actually know who really wrote it, but it wasn't the disciple Mark. Nor were any of the other gospels actually written by the men whose names are attached to them.

The earliest copies we have of the gospels date from 4th century, about as far after the "events" as we are after the War of Independance. Those early copies were in the possession of the body that brutally defined orthodoxy for the next 1000 years.

Matthew and Luke were both based on different versions of Mark that were circulating, plus they added bits from something else known as the Q document. Many scholars think Luke was actually a woman.

There are some very good websites I have linked only 2 for all the details and references. I also recommend any of Randall Helms books or Tim Callaghans as well.

Answer 3

It is estimated that it was minimum 30 years after the fact. Estimates for the dates when the canonical Gospel accounts were written vary significantly; and the evidence for any of the dates is scanty. Because the earliest surviving complete copies of the Gospels date to the 4th century and because only fragments and quotations exist before that, scholars use higher criticism to propose likely ranges of dates for the original gospel autographs. Conservative scholars tend to date earlier than others while liberal scholars usually date as late as possible. The following are mostly the date ranges given by the late Raymond E. Brown, in his book An Introduction to the New Testament, as representing the general scholarly consensus in 1996:

Mark: c. 68–73
Matthew: c. 70–100 as the majority view; the minority of conservative scholars argue for a pre-70 date, particularly those that do not accept Mark as the first gospel written.
Luke: c. 80–100, with most arguing for somewhere around 85
John: c. 90–110. Brown does not give a consensus view for John, but these are dates as propounded by C K Barrett, among others. The majority view is that it was written in stages, so there was no one date of composition.
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Answer 4

The Gospels---History or Myth?
*> If the Gospels were legends, could they have been compiled so quickly after the death of Jesus?
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2000/5/15/article_02.htm

Matthew (otherwise known as Levi) was a Jew, who became an apostle of Christ ,& writer of the Gospel bearing his name. He a tax collector before becoming one of Jesus’ disciples. (Mt 10:3; Mr 2:14) After Passover of 31 C.E., Jesus selected his apostles, among them was Matthew. (Mr 3:13-19; Lu 6:12-16) The Bible doesn't mention Matthew by name again until after Christ’s ascension to heaven. Matthew saw the resurrection of Jesus Christ (1Co 15:3-6), received parting instructions from him, and saw his ascention to heaven. Then he & the other apostles returned to Jerusalem. They were staying in an upper chamber there -- Matthew is specifically named among them, so must have been 1 of the some 120 disciples who received holy spirit on the day of Pentecost 33 C.E.
(Ac 1:4-15; 2:1-4).

Mark (aka John Mark) was evidently an early believer in Christ. His mother’s home being used as a meeting place by the early Christian congregation, which could mean that both she and Mark became Jesus’ followers before his death. (Ac 12:12) Mark alone mentions the scantily clad young man who fled on the night of Jesus’ betrayal, so there is reason to believe that Mark himself was that young man. (Mr 14:51, 52) So, it seems probable Mark was in attendance when holy spirit was poured out on Pentecost 33 C.E.(Ac 1:13-15; 2:1-4.).

Luke didn't claim to be an eyewitness of the events in Christ's life that are recorded in his Gospel account. (Lu 1:2) So, it's apparent he became a believer sometime after Pentecost of 33 C.E.
Luke was a physician and faithful companion of the apostle Paul. He probably wrote his Gospel account at Caesarea (c. 56-58 C.E.).

John was 1 of the 3 most closely associated with Jesus. Peter, James, and John were taken to the mountain of transfiguration. (Mt 17:1, 2; Mr 9:2; Lu 9:28, 29) They only of the apostles were allowed to enter the house of Jairus with Jesus. (Mr 5:37; Lu 8:51), & were privileged to be taken by Jesus farther than the others into the garden of Gethsemane the night of his betrayal, although they didn't realize the full significance of the occasion, repeatedly falling asleep ... (Mt 26:37, 40-45; Mr 14:33, 37-41) John sat next to Jesus at his last Passover,_institution of the Lord’s Evening Meal). (Joh 13:23) At Jesus’ death, he was the disciple given the notable honor of being entrusted with the care of Jesus’ mother.—Joh 21:7, 20; 19:26, 27.
John wrote his Gospel and his 3 letters about 98 C.E.

Answer 5

Hey,read the First Epistle of John,and 2nd,and 3rd.Then read the General Epistle of Jude;Then keep going into Revelation.I just read some of it myself pretty heavy reading.It doesn't say how long after,or when they started writing but also remember back in the day and the region,they where on a different time and calender.How much has been lost,or stolen,or hidden from us over the years? You have to read the Bible and get your own interpretation of it that is how it is supposed to be.Brother I don't understand alot of it,but I have Hope,and Faith.Peace man!

Answer 6

The New Testament was written approximately A.D.30
The four gospels were written by men that new Jesus personally, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John the apostle.
John the apostle also wrote the book of revelation.
Jesus and John were very close friends. When Jesus was dying on the cross, he asked John to take care of his mother after he was gone.
Jesus' two half brothers James and Jude also wrote books of the bible.

Answer 7

Actually the answer is no, none of them did. The dates for the earliest possible writings place them at least 60 years after the supposed death date. There is some confusion about just when the crucifiction might have been also.

Answer 8

I'm not sure when they actually "put pen to paper" ... (not sure if anyone else truly knows either) ... but the first Council of Nicea met n 325 A.D. and decided which of these books and scrolls would be entered into the Bible. 325 years after death.

That's a longggggg time for books and scrolls to be sittin' around, regardless of when pen came to paper.

Answer 9

Matthew, and John were Apostles who travelled with him during his 3 years of ministry, and reported first hand in the Gospels.

It is believed the Gospels were written 3 to 6 years after Christ's death.

Answer 10

The New Testament was written in the 4th century by Constantine and his council by their own words...

See link below

Answer 11

The 1st 4 books of the Bible we're written by the Apostles who were eye witness of His life. They started it about 42A.D.