There were many letters/books written beginning approximately 40 years after the death of Jesus. It was Constantine in the 4th Century that declared Christianity the official religion and decreed that the writings be assembled and an official creed be created -- the Nicene creed. It was at this time when Christians also agreed on the definition of heresy and that Jesus was indeed God incarnate. Those who followed groups of writings not included in the dogma were declared heretics and exterminated. Obviously the Jews and their Talmud were considered to be heretics so the Jews were burned together with their Talmuds in synagogues.
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2007-10-03 12:26:13
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answered by Hatikvah 7
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I'm not totally sure but I know it was written bit by bit, not all at once. But a lot of the things in the old testament were passed down from parents to children just by telling the stories and they weren't actually recorded for a long time.
2007-10-03 12:23:05
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answered by mackeralsnap 2
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Some authorities believe that part of it was written as early as 40 AD. Many writings are dated around 60 to 70 ADMany believe that the last writings, those of John, were written around 90 AD many believe. J
2007-10-03 12:25:32
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answered by Anonymous
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We do not have the original manuscripts, so we cannot know the exact date they were written. However, we have copies of most of it going back as far as about 100 AD. Thus, we know that the originals were written sometime earlier than that. That is well within the lifetimes of the witnesses to the events, (including those who could have disproven them) and is one of the reasons we can trust that the documents are historically accurate and reliable.
2007-10-03 12:28:07
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answered by Gee Wye 6
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Conservative scholars say as early as 45-50 A.D. was when it was begun. Galatians is considered to be one of the earliest books, but all of them (excluding Revelations, John, and 1-3 John, which are believed to have been written by John shortly before his death. They estimate between 90-95 A.D.) appear to have been written prior to 70 A.D. Luke and Acts, for example, are believed to have been written prior to Paul's death in 68 A.D.
I hope this helps.
2007-10-03 12:24:50
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answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7
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i think you would enjoy looking up the early christian writings.the didache( APOSTLES TEACHING) is a very interesting read,as this was the "manual/handbook" that was used by the early church before the new testament was put together .be warned though that a lot of books in the nags libray are spurious and were banned .however the writings of men who were taught at the feet of the apostles are beautiful reading.the main man in the church of Antioch who was installed there by the apostles was arrested and taken to Rome overland .his captors graciously allowed him to meet with every assembly of believers where they stopped on route to Rome.as did Paul Ignatius writes letters to these churches whilst in prison..reading these letters gives tremendous insight as to what we ought to be like, as these guys lived with and knew the apostles personally,IE clement,Justin the mayrter.these will edify and do not contain heresy.some gnostic books do.enjoy,but read the preambles
2007-10-03 12:43:03
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answered by TREVOR B 2
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I want to say around 70-90 AD. I know it's broad span, but definitely within 30 years of all the events occurring.
2007-10-03 12:22:16
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answered by jaceman 4
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The four gospels were written between 35-40AD as was Acts. The last book (Rev) was written around 96AD.
2007-10-03 12:22:39
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answered by Anonymous
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the first book: James around AD 40
the last book: Revelation around AD 90-95
2007-10-03 12:22:27
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answered by servant FM 5
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In the year 325 AD, during the 1st Nicea counsil. This is when they put the bible all together in one volume, and excluded what they thought must be excluded!
2007-10-03 12:30:43
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answered by Investor 5
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