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→Date: This Gospel is estimated by Columbia University researchers to have been completed between A.D. 80 and 110, and the oldest extant fragments from it are dated between A.D. 125 and 150 A.D.
==Date==
==Date==
According to the general opinion, the Gospel was the last to be released in John's old age. Dates of A.D. 85 or beyond are usually conjectured. The grounds for this opinion are briefly as follows:
According to the general opinion, the Gospel was the last to be released in John's old age. This Gospel is estimated by [[Columbia University]] researchers to have been completed between A.D. 80 and 110, and the oldest extant fragments from it are dated between A.D. 125 and 150 A.D.<ref>https://www.college.columbia.edu/core/node/1754#:~:text=The%20Gospel%20According%20to%20Luke,middle%20of%20the%20third%20century.</ref> Grounds for estimated dates of authorship are briefly as follows:
* According to Clemente of Alexandria, the Fourth Gospel was released after the three Synoptics.
* According to Clemente of Alexandria, the Fourth Gospel was released after the three Synoptics.