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==The Time of St. Peter's preaching in Rome==
==The Time of St. Peter's preaching in Rome==
The next step in historical investigation is to ascertain the time of St. Peter preaching in Rome. St. Jerome writes: "Simon Peter the son of John, from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, brother of Andrew the apostle, and himself chief of the apostles, after having been bishop of the church of Antioch and having preached to the Dispersion — the believers in circumcision, in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia — pushed on to Rome in the second year of Claudius to overthrow Simon Magus, and held the sacerdotal chair there for twenty-five years until the last, that is the fourteenth, year of Nero. At his hands he received the crown of martyrdom being nailed to the cross with his head towards the ground and his feet raised on high, asserting that he was unworthy to be crucified in the same manner as his Lord. He wrote two epistles which are called Catholic, the second of which, on account of its difference from the first in style, is considered by many not to be by him. Then too the Gospel according to Mark, who was his disciple and interpreter, is ascribed to him."<ref>(De Viris Illustribus, #1, on Saint Peter). https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/2708.htm</ref>
Secular history informs us the second year of Claudius is 42 A.D. and the 14th year of Nero is 67 A.D. The time of St. Peter’s preaching being known, the dates for St. Matthew's Gospel being published can be calculated.
==First Deduction==
(1) St. Matthew the Apostle wrote when St. Peter (and St. Paul) were preaching in Rome.
(2) But St. Peter began to preach in Rome in 42 A.D. and St. Peter was martyred by 67 A.D. (with St. Paul).
(3) Therefore, St. Matthew wrote the First Gospel between the years 42-67 A.D.
==References==
==References==
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