this is what theologians and writers have to say?

Question

mohomed's life account was penned about 300 years after his life ended. (iman bukari is living proof)

jesus's life account was written about 40 to 70 years after his death. (paul is my source)

no accurate life details of siddartha (buddha) has never been penned.

same goes for hinduism

so how can any thinking person religious or not take such stories to be historically or literally 100% accurate when the gap is so wide?

(and dont forget that those were times when there was no such things as books, tv, computers , radio or airplanes)

Answer 1

The Gospels are based on eye witness accounts.(Luke 1:1,2) "What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we beheld and our hands handled, concerning the Word of Life - and the Life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us - "(I John 1:1,2)

"For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty"
II Peter 1:16)

Answer 2

I agree with the first answer the books of were written during or after an event The book of John
has lots detail in it even starts before the birth of Christ ex John 1 verse 6 and talk about a man who sent to bare wttness of the light John has a pretty good account on what happen during time of the New Testament era

Answer 3

You could use John as your source for when the Jesus' life was penned. The way John writes in his Gospel makes him sound very young compared to his writing in the letters ( 1 John, 2 John 3 John and Revelation) it may very well have been written during the events or soon after.