(May 14, 2011 at 4:28 pm)Gawdzilla Wrote:(May 14, 2011 at 4:12 pm)SleepingDemon Wrote: Mark is the earliest gospel, and it is dated to about 100 CE.
A propaganda specialist once told me, "Never lie in round numbers."
I agree with you on this latter point. Various dates seem to exist for the completion of the Gospels. A range is given in the following link under the heading of dating:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel
Non of the dates seem to agree with your estimate for Mark as being 100 CE. (the latest date is given as 70 CE.)