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Biblical Studies

2007

Florida International University

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Composition Date Of The Synoptic Gospels, Jennell Botello Jun 2007

Composition Date Of The Synoptic Gospels, Jennell Botello

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research paper is to follow a line of ongoing investigations that discuss dates for the origin of the synoptic gospels and evaluate the arguments for early, late, and intermediate dating and their susceptibility to critique from opposing arguments. There are three principal components in dating theories: (1) data from the Greek in the earliest texts (2) data concerning the provenance of the earliest texts (3) and data from the historical context of the first century.

The study is significant because, contrary to what might be expected, the starting and key point in deciding on a composition …