Taking every thought captive » Bible – NT – James http://peterwhyte.org.uk/captivethoughts seeking to obey Christ one thought at a time Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:34:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 How did the New Testament come to be written? http://peterwhyte.org.uk/captivethoughts/2008/04/22/how-did-the-new-testament-come-to-be-written/ http://peterwhyte.org.uk/captivethoughts/2008/04/22/how-did-the-new-testament-come-to-be-written/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:18:51 +0000 Peter Whyte http://captivethoughts.wordpress.com/?p=79 James B Jordan, et al, have been posting an interesting series of speculations on how Matthew’s Gospel (20 Mar), James’ Letter (21 Mar, by Jeff Myers), and Mark’s Gospel (24 Mar) might have come to be written. Riveting reading and provocative in the best sense of the word. As Jordan concludes about Matthew:

Given how all these people thought, and the context in which they lived, it should be pretty obvious that the book of Matthew was produced immediately after Pentecost. Anyone who thinks otherwise should come forward with any reason why the apostles would have waited.

It certainly makes a lot of sense, despite what many scholars believe. And even if it is apocryphal, there are some valuable insights into the contents of the books. Enjoy.

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