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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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Yes. I concur with everything you said.
However the possibility that at least some of the gospels were based off earlier sources has been postulated at least since the 1800's
Here is a good synopsis of the various source document theories:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-source_hypothesis
Mul-
I am Catholic so, but it appears you don't know much about Catholics.
As far as the the bible goes. My faith isn't confined to the pages of a book. The glory of God is much greater than that. So it does not bother me one bit if the bible isn't 100% historically accurate. It is the morality that is important...not small historical details.
Engage in trolling if you want...and I do think it is trolling, because like I said, I think your are just trying to get a knee jerk reaction.
And now, really, that IS the last thing I am going to write about this.