Josephus and other contemporaries on Jesus

[RoadRunner79]

I don’t know how far outside of Galilee word of Jesus spread during his ministry.  However after it spread quite a bit, and is still doing so today.

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No I don’t.
http://coldcasechristianity.com/2018/why...-to-peter/

Edit: although I suppose that the question of what I believe or do not believe about the Gospel of Peter may be relevant.

From your site:

Why Isn’t It Considered Reliable?

The Gnostic Apocalypse of Peter appears in history too late to actually have been penned by Peter or any other writer who could have had contact with Jesus. The author of the text includes a reference to Hermas and appears to be arguing in opposition to theology that is presented in the “Shepherd of Hermas”, a document that dates to the middle of the 2nd century. In addition to this, the Gnostic Apocalypse of Peter was discovered alongside other Gnostic texts that date to the middle or late 2nd century. These texts were immediately identified by the early Church Fathers as late, heretical Gnostic frauds.

Exact same thing is true of the so-called "canonical" Gospels; they were not written by any of the disciples of Jesus, either.

I don’t think that there is any reason to doubt the attributes Gospel authors, other than a late dating. And it seems the best reason for late dating is the prediction of the Temple. However, I find the reasons for early dating to be more robust, and to point to the time and evidence, rather than an a priori bias. If you have a reason to believe this though that you feel is good, then feel free to share.

Here is Dan Wallace’s writings on the arguments for and against late dating.

https://chab123.wordpress.com/2014/10/30...r-gospels/