(October 20, 2014 at 1:18 pm)Chad32 Wrote: "They just didn't feel it was important until long after the events took place" isn't much of a reason.
That's not entirely what I wrote. You're quoting a part which seems stupid. Did you not read what I wrote about why I think the popularity of Christian faith after paul stepped in is important?
I "think" the demand for more information about jesus after the destruction of the temple, 35 years after jesus, was what influenced the writing of the gospels. Eyewitnesses were obviously dying out, and people would've wanted to get credible information directly from living apostles about what had been taught by the now dead apostles. Hence I believe the first writer was inspired to write an account and the other 3 followed.
