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'''Conclusion:''' Therefore, St. Matthew wrote well before 61 A.D. and even 55 A.D. as well.
'''Conclusion:''' Therefore, St. Matthew wrote well before 61 A.D. and even 55 A.D. as well.
==Third Deduction==
Finally, a recent discovery, of 7Q5 papyrus, [https://bible.org/article/7q5-earliest-nt-papyrus an early papyrus of St. Mark’s Gospel] shows:
'''Major:''' St. Mark the Evangelist, disciple and secretary of St. Peter the Apostle, on summarizing his preaching, manifestly wrote before 50 A.D., as we have 7Q5 papyrus that shows us his Gospel was written before that time.
'''Minor:''' But St. Matthew the Apostle, as the Fathers unanimously hand down the historical Tradition, wrote before St. Mark.
'''Conclusion:''' Therefore, likewise, we can conclude as a certain historical Truth, St. Matthew wrote well before even 50 A.D.
==Summarized Dates of the Synoptic Gospels==
Gospel of St. Matthew: '''42 A.D.''' (Most likely). Probable range: '''(42-45) A.D.''' [during St. Peter's preaching. Before St. Luke wrote Acts. Before St. Luke wrote the Gospel of Luke. Before St. Mark wrote the Gospel of Mark.]
Gospel of St. Mark: 45 A.D. (Most likely). Probable range: (44-48) A.D [St. Peter’s preaching in Rome. Before 50 A.D. based on 7Q5 Papyrus]
Gospel of St. Luke: 48 A.D. (Most likely). Probable range (48-52) A.D. [with at least 3 years of sufficient time for distribution, so that what St. Paul says in 2 Cor 8:18 in 55 A.D. could have come about by then]
Since in the Council of Jerusalem, the Apostles began to lay greater emphasis on the preaching of the Gospel to the Gentiles also, it is likely St. Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles, with the other Apostles, would have seen to it that this Gospel, written by his disciple, would be released then.
==References==
==References==
[[Category:New Testament]]
[[Category:New Testament]]