Validity of the Gospel

[seagal]

“Matthew” and “John” were not written by the apostles Matthew and John, at least according to most historians and Biblical scholars…

I challenge your assertion about what “most” historians and biblical scholars say about the dating of the bible. They aren’t the ones that I’ve read.

Matthew was written anonymously by a Jewish author in the late 1st century (70-100 AD).

ALL the gospels were written by Jewish authors. If you mean one that hadn’t converted to Christianity, what a very odd thing for him to do - to record the life, miracles, and sayings of someone claiming to be the Messiah but whom he considered to be a blasphemer.

John was written in its final form in 90-100 AD, and I’m finding very few serious scholars who argue that it was written as traditionally ascribed.

John’s gospel could have been finally edited in that time but that doesn’t mean he didn’t write the original.

It’s important to keep in mind that modern Biblical scholarship and historical study does not agree very much with tradition regarding Biblical authorship.

Produce your sources, and I’ll show mine that say otherwise.

 

[ngill09]

I challenge your assertion about what “most” historians and biblical scholars say about the dating of the bible. They aren’t the ones that I’ve read.

ALL the gospels were written by Jewish authors. If you mean one that hadn’t converted to Christianity, what a very odd thing for him to do - to record the life, miracles, and sayings of someone claiming to be the Messiah but whom he considered to be a blasphemer.

John’s gospel could have been finally edited in that time but that doesn’t mean he didn’t write the original.

Produce your sources, and I’ll show mine that say otherwise.

First off, the current majority opinion (though not consensus) is that Luke was written by a Gentile.

I’ll start you off with a few textbooks.
“The Blackwell Companion to the New Testament”, which has over 40 contributing authors, each of which is an expert in the New Testament.
" An introduction to the New Testament and the origins of Christianity" By Prof. Burkett at the University of Louisiana.
“Understanding the Bible” By Prof. Harris at California State University.

If these aren’t satisfying to you, you can write an email to a religious studies professor at a nearby university and ask him about the conclusions of modern Biblical scholarship. Or heck, just go to wikipedia and look through the references.

 

[Michael_Mayo]

I challenge your assertion about what “most” historians and biblical scholars say about the dating of the bible. They aren’t the ones that I’ve read.

Who have you read?