Estimates for the dates when the canonical gospel accounts were written vary significantly; and the evidence for any of the dates is scanty. Because the earliest surviving complete copies of the gospels date to the 4th century and because only fragments and quotations exist before that, scholars use higher criticism to propose likely ranges of dates for the original gospel autographs. Scholars variously assess the consensus or majority view as follows:

* Mark: c. 68–73,[14] c 65-70
* Matthew: c. 70–100.[14] c 80-85.[2] Some conservative scholars argue for a pre-70 date, particularly those that do not accept Mark as the first gospel written.
* Luke: c. 80–100, with most arguing for somewhere around 85,[14], c 80-85
* John: c 90-100,[2] c. 90–110,[15] The majority view is that it was written in stages, so there was no one date of composition.


Cu alte cuvinte, nicio evanghelie nu este bazata pe marturii de prima mina.

Insa domnul RELUCU a intrebat:
"Pe ce temei afirmati ca Sf Evanghelisi nu au trait pe vremea lui Iisus Hristos !?"
Pai sa vedem. Daca John, de par ezemplu, inca mai scria la anul 110 si L-a cunoscut pe Yeshua pina in ziua mortii acestuia la 25 e.n., in anul 110 avea 110 de anisori si era inca verde ca petrified forest caci mai era in stare sa scrie.
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Insa nu asta este chestiune importanta, ci, repet, faptul ca au fost scrise desi Yeshua declarase ca nu trebuie schimbat nimic.