Like i said i don't care about your dating since its accepted by most of the historians, biblical scholars and universities i rather belief them then you on this subject. The dates i gave are right the 60 A.D till 110 A.D is from Mark John has 80/90/150 A.D some even say they are dated back to 250 A.D but since i only follow the Majority i will stick to those. Ok let me ask a simpler question if 5% is not reliable then you agree that there are Corruptions, Interpolations and Influences in the scripture right and how is this reliable? So how can we say that only 5% is corrupted while the Time-Span is so big, some scriptures came 110Years after as you just stated above.
I will address all this stuff in the following.
You seem to believe your view is consistent with most scholars. Here is the view of the most respected online biblical resource there is:
The only firsthand testimony that we have about the life and teachings of Jesus comes from the four Gospels. Who were the people that wrote these books?
The authorship is credited to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. There are three basic reasons why we believe the men bearing their names wrote the four gospels.
1. There Is Unanimous Tradition As To The Authorship Of The Gospels
The four gospels are unanimously attributed to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - there are no other candidates. With works as important as the gospels it is unlikely that the original authors would have been forgotten. To quickly command acceptance from the people it had to have an author that was known.
2. Three Of The Four Authors Are Unlikely
The authors of our four gospels would not have been the obvious choices to write the accounts of the life of Christ. Only one of these four men (John) was a prominent character in the New Testament. Why attribute a book to the others if they were not the authors? The unanimous attestation of these unlikely authors is another strong reason for accepting the traditional view that they penned their respective gospels.
3. The Documents Were Identified By Tags
The early preservation of the name of the author is another consideration. It was a common literary practice during the time of Christ to preserve the name of the author of a written work. Scrolls with written text on both sides had tags glued to them (called a
sittybos in Greek) that insured the preservation of the author's name. They were attached in such a way that a person could see who authored the scroll without unrolling it. This is similar to the function of the spine on our modern books - one does not have to open the book to find out who wrote it.
With four different written gospels circulating, there needed to be a way to distinguish them from each other. The term "gospel" would not be enough, seeing that there was more than one circulating. Therefore the church had to preserve the name of each gospel writer at an early date. The tag on the outside of the scroll would accomplish that purpose. It would read in Greek, "Gospel of Matthew" or "Gospel of Mark."
There Are No Variations In The Titles
The fact that this happened is clear in that there are
no variations in the titles of the gospels. Every source is unanimous that Matthew wrote Matthew, Mark wrote Mark, Luke penned his gospel, and John wrote his.
These three reasons - the unanimous testimony of the church, the unlikely authorship of these men, and the early identification of the document, all present a strong case for the traditional authorship of the gospels.
Summary
Four separate works known as gospels have recorded the life of Christ for us. The traditional authorship is credited to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. There are three basic reasons why we believe the men bearing their names wrote the four gospels. The early church was unanimous in their testimony as to the individual authorship of each gospel. Apart from John, the writers of the various gospels were obscure figures. Why attribute these sacred writings to them if they did not compose them? There was also a tag that was glued on the outside of the scroll that would identify the individual author of the gospel. This made certain the name of the author was retained.
The evidence is clear and convincing. The traditional belief that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John wrote the four gospels is the only view that fits the known facts.
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Here are some statements by the earliest and therefore the most reliable scholars on the issue:
"Irenaeus (ca. a.d. 180) continued Papias’s views about Matthew and Mark and added his belief that Luke, the follower of Paul, put down in a book the gospel preached by that apostle, and that John, the Beloved Disciple, published his Gospel while residing in Asia. By the time of Irenaeus, Acts was also linked with Luke, the companion of Paul."
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"At the earliest, Acts cannot have been written prior to the latest firm chronological marker recorded in the book—Festus’s appointment as procurator (24:27), which, on the basis of independent sources, appears to have occurred between A.D. 55 and 59."
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"It is increasingly admitted that the Logia [Q] was very early, before 50 A.D., and Mark likewise if Luke wrote the Acts while Paul was still alive. Luke's Gospel comes before the Acts (
Acts 1:1). The date of Acts is still in dispute, but the early date (about A.D. 63) is gaining support constantly."
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When were the gospels written and by whom?|What are the dates and authors of the gospels? | Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry
When Peter learned of this, he neither directly forbade nor encouraged it. But,
last of all, JOHN, perceiving that the external facts had been made plain in the Gospel, being urged by his friends, and inspired by the Spirit, composed a spiritual Gospel." This is the account of Clement. (Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 6.14.5-7 - See:
click here )). { Here Eusebias (the first church historian) states the real unbiased reason why John is different.}
The authorship of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke are not in dispute and confirmed by writing of early Church Fathers (bishops) {We can see that the earliest most reliable scholars universally agreed the Gospels were written by the apostles. Being far closer to the events their testimony has much more weight than later ones. This is true in any court in the world.}
Who wrote the Gospels and When are the Gospels written
The standard scholarly dating, even in very liberal circles (i.e., those that reject Christianity) is:
- Mark was written around 70 AD
- Matthew and Luke were written around 80 AD
- John was written around 90 AD
{Apparently most of the scholars don't agree with you.}
Who wrote the Gospels and When are the Gospels written
{anything in these squiggly bracket things is my comments}
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