And what evidence do you have to support it? And please do not reference the bible, I am talking about historical archeological evidence.
2007-08-22 17:20:15 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-08-22 17:31:46 · update #1
according to radiocarbon dating, about 80 AD, the last gospel was written around 200 AD, problem is we dont actually have a date on which jesus died. its estimated that he died 30-35 AD
2007-08-22 17:23:15 · answer #1 · answered by mrzwink 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the main gospels of the new testament (matthew, mark, luke, john) were written approximately one hundred years after his crucifixion. this gives credibility to the miraculous things He accomplished. one line of thought is that the miracles He completed were told throughout multiple generations before being written down as gospel, fabricated over the years. but the fact that the gospels were written in a relatively short time after His crucifixion eliminates this perspective.
the miracles He completed were witnessed by many people. this is why He had such a strong following. if His story was fabricated in the gospels i would think that someone in that time would have called them out on it. the story of Jesus has stood the test of time. today the bible is the #1 best selling book every year (except for one year where the davinci code outsold the bible...but who was that book about?), the new york times doesn't list it in their top ten because it would be redundant.
there is also archaeological evidence supporting the above. this is why nobody doubts His existence, His impact on the world. Jesus is the most recognized name in history.
2007-08-23 00:50:11 · answer #2 · answered by Just Askin' 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct answer is "30 to 40 at least." Let's see how many Christians are aware of this.
Jesus's alleged death: early 30s CE
First Gospel (Mark) written: late 60s to early 70s CE
Of course, once one knows this fact, it becomes a lot more obvious that it's extremely unlikely that the Gospels were a factual/historical account of the man's life (it's unlikely that they're even about someone who actually lived to begin with). In fact, that first Gospel, from which it is obvious the other three canonical Gospels are derived, is merely ATTRIBUTED to Mark--it is in fact an anonymous work, and probably not written by anyone who knew Jesus in their lifetime (anyone born around the time Jesus was (assuming 1 CE) would have certainly been dead already by the late 60s CE--life expectancy back then was nothing approaching what it is now.
2007-08-23 00:24:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The most important event of the early first century after Christ was the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 AD, by the Romans.
The fact that the event was NOT included in ANY of the gospels is the best evidence that ALL of the gospels were complete by that date, which is only 36 years after the resurrection.
2007-08-23 04:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An early Christian Historean Eusabeus wrote that most of the Epistles that were used in the New Testament, to include the Gospels, were written between 50 AD and 68AD.
2007-08-23 00:32:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh honey, how could the average person know, off the top of their head, what "archeological" evidence there is for the dating of the gospels? They are generally believed to have been written anywhere between 50-65 years later.
2007-08-23 00:24:22 · answer #6 · answered by Esther 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
By modern New Testament Scholars the Gospel according to Mark is considered as the oldest of the existing gospels. It is dated to around 70 CE, because of the nature of its reference to the destruction of Jerusalem in chapter 13.
2007-08-23 02:51:33 · answer #7 · answered by My Brother 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earliest gospel was written about 60 years AFTER the death of Jesus (the latest around 100 years AFTER) so the entire 'eyewitness' aspect of the gospels has to be in question since the gospel writers were not even born prior to the death of Jesus.
2007-08-23 00:33:53 · answer #8 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The historical archeological evidence is the ancient writings/ scrolls. The consensus of the "best of" scholars puts Matthew as the earliest writing, approx. 60 AD.
2007-08-23 00:26:46 · answer #9 · answered by Sara J 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Immediately as stated in Acts. The Apostles taught to every nation.
You will find the earliest manuscript dates to 1 Century AD. The manuscripts are located in museums. Is that evidence enough?
2007-08-23 00:26:40 · answer #10 · answered by J. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋