Why did we wait between 2-300 years to take note of jesus?

Question

the new testement wasn't written until 2-300 years after christ died, there was nothing written about christ being our god when he was actually here, not untill hundreds of years later.... Mathew, Mark, Luke, John, Job, were not actually written by the deciples Mathew, Mark, Luke, or John. Why the 200+ year delay to inform the world that it is saved? Why keep it a secret for 200+ years? there is documentation from that time period that there was a person named Jesus but nothing noted about him being our savior until hundreds of years later..... WHY??????

Answer 1

I believe it was about 50-70 years, anyway, it took them that long to dream up all the faerie tales.... )O(

Answer 2

The bible spoke of the "Christ" or Messiah centuries before his existence. The writings of Isiah and the Psalms for example spoke of the coming Messiah. In fact there were so many indications and details of the coming of the Christ that the Jews were in expectation of him in the first century.
The prophesies were fullfilled in Jesus. When he was baptized, he was identified by his heavenly father Jehovah as the Messiah (Christ), thus becoming Jesus Christ.

PROPHECIES REGARDING THE MESSIAH

EVENT PROPHECY FULFILLMENT

Born of the tribe of Judah; Genesis 49:10 - Luke 3:23-33

Born of a virgin; Isaiah 7:14 - Matthew 1:18-25

Descended from King David; Isaiah 9:7 - Matthew 1:1, 6-17

Declared by Jehovah to be
his Son; Psalm 2:7 - Matthew 3:17

Not believed in; Isaiah 53:1 - John 12:37, 38

Entered Jerusalem riding an ***; Zechariah 9:9 - Matthew 21:1-9

Betrayed by a close associate; Psalm 41:9 - John 13:18, 21-30

Betrayed for 30 silver pieces; Zechariah 11:12 - Matthew 26:14-16

Silent before his accusers; Isaiah 53:7 - Matthew 27:11-14

Lots cast for his garments; Psalm 22:18 - Matthew 27:35

Reviled while on the stake; Psalm 22:7, 8 - 27:39-43

None of his bones broken; Psalm 34:20 - John 19:33, 36

Buried with the rich; Isaiah 53:9 - Matthew 27:57-60

Raised before corruption; Psalm 16:10 - Acts 2:24, 27

Exalted to God’s right hand; Psalm 110:1 - Acts 7:56

Answer 3

Two hundred to three hundred years? Not even close. The creed in 1 Corinthians 15 was written between 3-5 years after Jesus's ascension. The earliest gospel (Mark) was written between 45 A.D and 65 A.D.
Job isn't in the New Testament.
The most "recent" of the books in the New Testament is Revelations, which at the latest was written around 95 A.D. by John son of Zebedee, who was one of Jesus's apostles.

The earliest manuscripts of the New Testament date back to at least the second century. Some are even from the first. I don't know where you get your information, but it's incorrect.

Read the New Testament. Several times, it contains the words "I saw this with my own eyes! Ask the other witnesses, many of them are still alive."

Answer 4

Hi,

Well you have seen and heard about the Da Vincci code. How people are trying to repoduce evidence of the person Jesus and discredit Jesus. So you can imagine after 2-300 plus years people are still trying to do so. Important evidence must be kept and scrutinized by many theologeon, historians and geologist so to authenticate the events that actually happened. History are facts and it has happened, the place, time and events, dialogues and etc. Every bits and pieces have to be done with precision before it can be presented and this takes time.

Yes ,Jesus is Lord and Saviour to christians now and always because they believe in Him. So whether you believe in Him to be save is another question. It doesn't matter whether it's 300 or 1000 years later, it is now that you have heard and it must be now that you believe and be save.

It's just that simple, if you are going to be like them to search and to determine your presence, you may not have a chance to believe the real God.

Yours

Answer 5

Wrong. Paul's writings (most of the New Testament) were around 55 A.D. Compared to other works of antiquity, that's a short time!

According to the late Dr. Bruce M Metzger, one of the
translators for RSV and NRSV Bibles, the New Testament is
trustworthy. For instance, the first century Josephus is
considered a trustworthy source for Jewish history. His
widely accepted work The Jewish War has about nine
manuscripts written in the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth
centuries. There’s one Latin manuscript in the fourth
century. On another example, Homer’s popular work Iliad
has about 650 Greek manuscripts.

The New Testament in contrast, has over 5,000 Greek
manuscripts catalogued. Quite a few predate the Nicene
Council. There are about 8,000 to 10,000 Latin
manuscripts, 8,000 in Ethiopic, Slavic, and Armenian.
All of which combined are about 99.5% pure – more so
than any work in antiquity. His statement about the NT,
“We can have great confidence in the fidelity with which
this material has come down to us, especially compared
with any other ancient literary work.” Dr. Metzger
taught at Princeton University for 46 years and died
February 13, 2007 of natural causes.

Answer 6

What is the source of this information you present? I've been a scholar of the Bible most of my life and never heard this. While the manuscripts were not gathered together for 200 years, I'm quite sorry to inform you that they were written by the people who you mentioned, just as Paul's epistles were written by Paul, and Peter's by Peter, and James' by James. We don't know who the writer of Hebrews was, but i don't get where you got the notion that they didn't write these things. Pray tell.

Answer 7

I think it was Constantine who decided that christianity was an excellent ideology to help hold both sides of the Empire together, once the theologians had found a ridiculous formula to reconcile worshipping Jesus with the monotheism necessary to do the job.
Then christianity as we know it, led by the priests of the ruling oligarchy, really started.

Answer 8

I do know, it wasn't that long...It was more like 30 to 60 years later....I don't know why they would even wait that long....Maybe they couldn't find a Pen....and as too the Books of the Bible you mentioned, you are very wrong to say they where NOT written by these people...Where did you get that information.

Answer 9

But its NOT enough to as you put it "take note" of Jesus, in James 2:19-20 even satan believes in God and trembles, its not enough to believe, to take note, in John 14:15 "IF" you Love me [THEN] Keep My commandments [not suggestions by the way] so do more then just take note, read [not out of context] what The Holy Bible [notes] says then DO THEM, that is the way God wants YOU to "take note" free on line bible lessons www.amazingfacts.org OR www.itiswritten.com God bless talk to me also [e-mail]

Answer 10

I want to answer this so bad but can not find anything to say that is positive.
I can not address anything that is so far removed from the truth and historical fact. It's like trying to answer someone who believes in a flat earth.