When were the Gospels written if they were written much later than Christ's ascension can they be word of God

Answer 1

Well, Christians such as myself believe so. It wasn't uncommon for histories such as the tales of Jesus to be passed down orally for decades before being transcribed. In fact, in comparison to other, secular histories of the time, the gospels were written down fairly quickly after the events.

Despite the passing of time, the authors of the gospels were still primarily eyewitnesses, that fact does not change. Take an unbiased look at the growth of the Christian church in the years after Jesus's death. Christianity spread like a wildfire. It is not implausible to believe that the Disciples were too busy preaching in the immediate years after the events, and only found time to write about the events in their "retirement."

Finally, take note of Jewish texts, both those around Christ's time, and those written after he ascended. Those Jewish leaders accused him of "witchcraft and sorcery." Since those leaders were his staunchest opponents, such charges indicate to me that he must have actually been up to some miracle-working in his time, or else the Jews would have denied his supernatural status.

Answer 2

They're not the word of "God". They're the word of men. The gospels, who most Christians believe were written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, were not actually written until several hundred years after the events supposedly occured. Several generations had passed by the time they were written, and anyone who would have been alive to witness the events would have been long dead. Historians have proven that the books were written hundreds of years later. Google it and get your facts from an actual educational site rather than a religious propoganda site.

What's more, the first one written (don't remember which) did not portray Jesus as the son of God. He was only a prophet, and the book (which ever one) doesn't mention Jesus being the son of God at all. The next book written then changed it to say that Jesus was the son of God, and as the religion grew, and the other two books were written, their stories of his miracles grew. It shows the progression of the religion as it grew, as people picked up the story and added their own little "somethin-somethin" to it.

Also, the gospels (as well as the rest of the bible) contradict each other. The family tree given at the beginning of Matthew, and I believe John, are completely different from each other, save the beginning and ending names. If it was a "divine" book, you'd think it wouldn't contradict itself so obviously.

There is no evidence that anyone named Jesus ever existed at all, except for the bible. There were prominent scholars in the area at the time that wrote about all the significant happenings of the time, and not a single one mentions Jesus. The rulers mentioned in the bible were not ruling at all during the time the events supposedly took place.

The entire bible is nothing more than a work of fiction written by men. It pains me to see how blindly people believe in it, and how much one little book has hurt humanity.

Answer 3

What do you mean by much later? The Gospels (Matthew,Mark,Luke and John) were written quite soon after Jesus' time.
Matthew:Matthew was written between 50-70 A.D
Mark:Mark was written between 55-70 A.D
Luke:Luke was written in around 63 A.D
John:John was written in the late 80's A.D
Yes,the Bible is the Word of God.
http://www.carm.org/questions_bible.htm

Answer 4

The Gospels were all written after Paul, and intended to provide a spurious pedigree for Paul's new religion.

The earliest Gospel was written several decades after Christ's death.

Answer 5

Well, I believe that we are still recieving the word of God now. It didn't stop after Christ. It kept going. The disciples wrote most of the gospels after Christs death and resurrection. Yes, they are accounts of Christ, but also what they learned since his death. If other christian sects believe that no word of God came after Christ, then they would have to reject most of the new testiment. And if they believe the new testiment, then why can't they believe that it's possible to have things revealed now? It has always bothered me that people can think that.

Answer 6

The whole Bible including the Gospels are all the Word of God.
It is believed that the Gospel writers wrote their books about 30 years after Jesus' resurrection.

Answer 7

Mark : c. 68–73
Matthew: c. 70–100
Luke: c. 80–100
John: c. 90–110

Answer 8

YES! They can definitlely be the Word of God. The Gospels were written, ummm, I am not sure when. But I know they are the word of God.