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== Clues on how we can date the Gospels ==

== Clues on how we can date the Gospels ==

Nice article, Andy. I agree. It's liberal modernist trash that claims the Gospels are supposedly "anonymous", were written late, supposedly post-date 70 A.D. etc. As the quote from St. Irenaeus above says, St. Matthew the Apostle wrote his Gospel First, and wrote when St. Peter and St. Paul were preaching the Gospel in Rome. Therefore, since St. Peter and St. Paul died in 67 A.D. under Nero, Matthew wrote before 67 A.D. I wrote this article to show how we can be fairly certain all 3 Synoptic Gospels in fact pre-date 55 A.D. because of 2 Corinthians 8:8.

Nice article, Andy. I agree. It's liberal modernist trash that claims the Gospels are supposedly "anonymous", were written late, supposedly post-date 70 A.D. etc. As the quote from St. Irenaeus above says, St. Matthew the Apostle wrote his Gospel First, and wrote when St. Peter and St. Paul were preaching the Gospel in Rome. Therefore, since St. Peter and St. Paul died in 67 A.D. under Nero, Matthew wrote before 67 A.D. I wrote this article to show how we can be fairly certain all 3 Synoptic Gospels in fact pre-date 55 A.D. because of 2 Corinthians 8:18.

"Saint Jerome had even seen the original Gospel of Saint Matthew — which had been carried by St. Bartholomew the Apostle to India — in the library of Caesarea, in the Hebrew dialect. “The Hebrew itself has been preserved until the present day in the library at Cæsarea which Pamphilus so diligently gathered. I have also had the opportunity of having the volume described to me by the Nazarenes of Berœa, a city of Syria, who use it” (De Virus Illustribus, 3, on Saint Matthew).

"Saint Irenaeus records:

 

Saint Irenaeus records:

Matthew also issued a written Gospel among the Hebrews in their own dialect, while Peter and Paul were preaching at Rome, and laying the foundations of the Church. After their departure, Mark, the disciple and interpreter of Peter, did also hand down to us in writing what had been preached by Peter. Luke also, the companion of Paul, recorded in a book the Gospel preached by him. Afterwards, John, the disciple of the Lord, who also had leaned upon His breast, did himself publish a Gospel during his residence at Ephesus in Asia. (Adversus Haereses BIII, C1)

Matthew also issued a written Gospel among the Hebrews in their own dialect, while Peter and Paul were preaching at Rome, and laying the foundations of the Church. After their departure, Mark, the disciple and interpreter of Peter, did also hand down to us in writing what had been preached by Peter. Luke also, the companion of Paul, recorded in a book the Gospel preached by him. Afterwards, John, the disciple of the Lord, who also had leaned upon His breast, did himself publish a Gospel during his residence at Ephesus in Asia. (Adversus Haereses BIII, C1)