Quote:This puts all the Gospels post 70 A.D.
Yes, but how far "post 70" is the issue.
Quote:I think there are about six Paulian epistles considered authentic.
I don't know what "authentic" means in this case. All written by "Paul?" All written by the same person? How about edited by the same person - Marcion? The fraudulent epistles are obviously later constructions but even the "authentic" ones seem to have been re-written.
Quote:Paul's works are arguably 50-60A.D.-ish considering internal language, content, etc.
I'll argue that. There is one historical marker which indicates that the author was recounting a situation which happened between 84 and 64 BC. Granted, this was a time of turmoil in Judaea as the Hasmonean Dynasty was tearing itself to pieces and rival claimants to the throne secured the help of external powers but none of that does the jesus story any good. This reference to Damascus being under the rule of Aretas of Nabatea occurs in 2 Corinthians which is always cited as one of the "authentic" epistles. So, yeah, who the fuck knows what authentic means.
Its like when they say the "historical" jesus. The term is almost meaningless.[/quote]
