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Originally Posted by asaris
How many paintings do we have of Jesus' contemporaries? It doesn't seem to me like portraiture was very common back in 1st century Palestine.
And your website is quite a bit off, Harry. The majority of biblical scholars, secular as well as Christian, think that the gospels were all written in the first century, with John being the latest at around 90 CE, and Mark the first, written around 60 CE. Some Christian scholars, with the theory that Matthew was written first, date them even earlier.
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i agree we don't have many paintings from that time especially of the non-important poeple. but there was a thriving culture of art, so that someone as important as jesus was supposed to be, don't you think someone would have taken the time to sculpt or paint him from memory?
and i agree that the page isn't great about the dates. i've always heard the dates you mentioned as well. there are a couple other things he mentions if you read the whole page that i think are logical conclusions, but by no means the only conclusions possible nor the most valid ones he could make. but some of the other things he mentions are pretty valid concerns, especially when it comes to inaccuracies in what is written and said within the bible that isn't accurate. the page has good food for thought, even if some of it seems a bit spoiled.