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To: Skipper who wrote (24285)	8/14/1998 8:03:00 AM
From: Emile Vidrine	Respond to of 108807

"So let's say 64 A.D., just to be conservative. Jesus died in what?" Hi Skipper, We have proven that the Book of Acts could not have been published later than 64 A.D., and we know that the Gospels were published before that date. That's published and not written. It is highly probable that some of the Gospels and Epistles were written soon after the Crucifixion---say 5-20 years after--and finally released to be read in the new Churches somewhere between 45- 50 A.D. Putting the Resurrection around 30 A.D., we would have these eyewitness accounts circulating in the Churches very soon after the Churches formation. This would mean that the early Churches were soon given written documents to go along with the oral Gospel that had been preached. The Gospel of Mark was written first and was probably published with 10 to 15 years after the Resurrection and available to the newly formed Churches almost immediately after they were formed. You are correct in saying there was a short period of oral tradition between the written and verbal Gospel, but the facts seem to indicate that the period was shorter than 38 yrs. The New Testament documents are still a rather powerful historical foundation establishing the facts of the Christian faith. It proves that Christianity is not built on blind faith but on well documented historical events. Emile