Tag: EARLY CHURCH FATHERS
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3/9/25 DATING THE GOSPELS, PART 3: THE BOOK OF MATTHEW
The earliest modern source on dating the Synoptic Gospels that I’ve included in this study is a book called THE DATE OF THE ACTS AND OF THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS, written by Adolf Harnack, and published in it’s English translation in 1911.Most later books on the subject refer to this book. Harnack’s point of view on…
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4/28/25 DATING THE GOSPELS, PART 2
We’ll start today with the issues of 70 AD, which is a watershed date. As a brief review, the Romans captured Jerusalem in 63 BC under General Pompey. The First Jewish Revolt occurred in 66 AD and was initially successful, with the Romans being expelled from Jerusalem and a new government hastily set up. The…
