Between what years were the first and last books of the New Testament written?

Question

This first book, St. Matthew's Gospel, was not written until about ten years after Our Lord's Ascension. St. John's fourth gospel and Apocalypse or Book of Revelations were not written until about 100 A. D.
Imagine how the present-day privately interpreted "Bible-only" theory would have appeared at a time when the books of the New Testament were not only unavailable, but most of them had not yet been written.

Answer 1

Approximately 33AD and 100AD

But, the NT was "canonized" in the 4th century by the Catholic Church

Answer 2

According to tradition, the earliest of the books were the letters of Paul, and the last books to be written are those attributed to John, who is traditionally said to have lived to a very old age, perhaps dying as late as 100, although evidence for this tradition is generally not convincing. Irenaeus of Lyons, c. 185, stated that the Gospels of Matthew and Mark were written while Peter and Paul were preaching in Rome, which would be in the 60s, and Luke was written some time later. Evangelical and Traditionalist scholars continue to support this dating.

Most critical scholars agree on the dating of the majority of the New Testament, except for the epistles and books that they consider to be pseudepigraphical (i.e., those thought not to be written by their traditional authors). For the Gospels they tend to date Mark no earlier than 65 and no later than 75. Matthew is dated between 70 and 85. Luke is usually placed within 80 to 95. The earliest of the books of the New Testament was First Thessalonians, an epistle of Paul, written probably in 51, or possibly Galatians in 49 according to one of two theories of its writing. Of the pseudepigraphical epistles, Christian scholars tend to place them somewhere between 70 and 150, with Second Peter usually being the latest.

In the 1830s German scholars of the Tübingen school dated the books as late as the third century, but the discovery of some New Testament manuscripts and fragments, not including some of the later writings, dating as far back as 125 (notably Papyrus 52) has called such late dating into question. Additionally, a letter to the church at Corinth in the name of Clement of Rome in 95 quotes from 10 of the 27 books of the New Testament, and a letter to the church at Philippi in the name of Polycarp in 120 quotes from 16 books. Therefore, some of the books of the New Testament were at least in a first-draft stage, though there is negligible evidence in these quotes or among biblical manuscripts for the existence of different early drafts. Other books were probably not completed until later, if we assume they must have been quoted by Clement or Polycarp. There are many minor discrepancies between manuscripts (largely spelling or grammatical differences).

Answer 3

Here's the breakdown:

Mark: 71-75 CE
Matthew: 85-95 CE
Luke: 95-105 CE
John: 105-115 CE
Pauls letters (the Haubstgrafe): 51-54 CE
Paul's letters (other authentic letters): 51-62 CE
Pseudo-Pauline letters (1&2 Timothy, Titus): 110-130 CE
1 Peter: 70-85 CE
2 Peter: 130-160 CE
1 John: 90-100 CE
2& 3 John: 130-160 CE
James: 60-75 CE
Jude: 67-95 CE
Hebrews: 60-95 CE
Revelations: 95-96 CE

Answer 4

The earliest known dates for the writings are:
Paul's Letters AD 50-66
Mark AD 50-60
Matthew AD 70-78
Luke AD 60-65
John AD 80-100 (Includes the book of John, the three letters and the book of Revelation)
The remaining letters AD 60-80

Answer 5

"Scripture only" was also something no-one could possibly have accepted during the next 350 years whene there was no universal agreement as to which New Testament writings, if any, could be considered Scripture. If any New Testament writer said that Scripture alone was to be their guide, he would have to mean that the Hebrew Scriptures - the Old Testament - was all that was needed, for those Scriptures were the only verified Scriptures the early Church had.

Answer 6

Mark was the first Gospel. It was written no earlier than 63 ad but more likely around 80 ad or 85 ad.

Answer 7

As with history and al other communications at this time in history it was by word of mouth. Talking about it in temples, schools, with your family - and passing it from generation to generation.
It would be very powerful and faith building - like a small group - because they would have been shared in enthusiasm and faith.

Answer 8

A.D. 50 thru A.D. 95