When Were the Gospels Written? (The Dates of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The Date of Acts and the Synoptic Gospels
The date of acts determines the latest possible date for luke. When was ax written? Evidence for that is provided by the text of the book itself. The first 12 chapters of acts are cerned principally with saint peter. From chapter 13 onwards, saint paul becomes the focus of the narrative.
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The four Gospels have been a primary source of information about Jesus Christ for 2,000 years, but in recent times, some skeptics have said they were written so late after Jesus, they aren't reliable. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli find out what tradition, Church teaching, and historical sources tell about when the Gospels were really written.
