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Originally posted by Superman
The core NT books were generally thought to have been written between 60 and 90 AD. Some folks are even asserting less. Well, this is the number of years after Jesus BIRTH. We think he was 33 at time of crucifiction. And we're not sure the dating process actually chose the right year for Jesus' birth. So, the earliest NT scriptures MAY have been written as soon as ten or fifteen years after his death. Probably not. Probably more like 25-30 years. But not the eons that most folks seem to think.
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Craig Bloomberg P.H.D. (Tyndale House at Cambridge, Senior research fellow and professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary)
"If the Crucifixon was as early as A.D. 30, Paul's conversion was about A.D. 32. Immediately Paul was ushered into Damascus, where he met with a Christian named Ananias and some other disciples. His first meeting withthe apostles in Jerusalem would have been about A.D. 35. At some point along there, Paul was given this creed [1 Corinthians 15], which had already been formulated and was being used in the early church.
"Now, here [1 Corinthians 15] you have the key facts about Jesus' death for our sins, plus a detailed list of those to whom he appeared in resurrected form--all dating back to within 5 years of the events themselves!"