RE: Is Atheism Intellectual Cowardice?
May 15, 2011 at 12:37 am
(This post was last modified: May 15, 2011 at 12:42 am by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
(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."
Indeed,for some reason prime numbers seem more credible. (at least that was the case whenever I felt obliged to invent some statistics at work).

I think Mark is usually dated at around 70CE. I think probably closer to 67 CE.

Quote:Because of the reference to the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE (Mark 13:2), most scholars believe that Mark was written some time during the war between Rome and the Jews (66-74). Most early dates fall around 65 CE and most late dates fall around 75 CE.
http://atheism.about.com/od/biblegospelo...dating.htm