The Reliability of the Bible - Part 6 - The New Testament - Table

I encourage you to research the individual propositions within this entry yourself. In your research, please be aware of the bias of your source material (e.g. religious sites versus sceptic's sites versus material meant for pure scientific/philosophical knowledge).

THE NEW TESTAMENT

You're probably wondering:

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! What the hell happened here? What about the last 2 questions of the 5 questions you need to ask?

Well, I decided that those last 2 questions are applicable to both the New and Old Testament, and therefore will be addressed as such. So in the mean time, I can move onto the New Testament. Before I do, I'm going to give you the link, as promised in Part 3 of this multi-part entry, to Israel's official Ministry of Foreign Affairs site where they made significant (secular) reference to the invasion of Canaan.

http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2003/9/King%20David%20and%20Jerusalem-%20Myth%20and%20Reality

And now, moving onto the New Testament, keep in mind that the rules I used are similar to the rules used for the Old Testament Table (Part 2 of this multi-part entry).

Book of the Bible	Traditionally regarded as authored by?	Likely authored by?	Historical period covered (AD)	Estimated period authored (AD)?
Matthew	Matthew the tax collector	A single anonymous author, possibly drawing on material written by Matthew.	0-33	80-90
Mark	Mark the Evangelist	A single anonymous author, collecting writings from various sources	30-33	Circa 70
Luke	Luke the Evangelist	A single anonymous author, also authored Acts	0-33	80-90
John	John the Apostle	A single anonymous author with other anonymous authors contributing pieces over several years	30-33	90-100
Acts	Luke the Evangelist	A single anonymous author, also authored Luke	Apostolic age	In dispute, ranging 60-100
Romans	Paul the Apostle	Paul the Apostle	Letter t o the people in Rome	51-58
1st Corinthians	Paul the Apostle	Paul the Apostle and Sosthenes	Letter to the church in Corinth	53-57
2nd Corinthians	Paul the Apostle	Paul the Apostle	Letter to the church in Corinth	53-57
Galatians	Paul the Apostle	Paul the Apostle	L etter to the church in Galatia	50-60
Ephesians	Paul the Apostle	One or more anonymous authors who were influenced by Paul	Letter to the church in Ephesia	70 -100
Phillipians	Paul the Apostle	Paul the Apostle	Letter to the church in Philippi	Circa 62
Collosians	Paul the Apostle	Disputed; Paul the Apostle, or a later disciple of Paul	Letter to the church in Colossae	Disputed; 50-80
1st Thessolonians	Paul the Apostle	Paul the Apostle	Letter to the church in Thessolonica	Circa 52
2nd Thessolonians	Paul the Apostle	Disputed; Paul the Apostle, or a later disciple of Paul	Letter to the church in Thessolonica	52-54
1st Timothy	Paul the Apostle	Disputed; Paul the Apostle, or a later disciple of Paul	Letter to Timothy	Disputed; 62 - 155
2nd Timothy	Paul the Apostle	An anonymous follower of Paul	Letter to Timothy	67-80
Titus	Paul the Apostle	Paul the Apostle	Letter to Titus	66-67
Philemon	Paul the Apostle	Paul the Apostle	Letter to Philemon	66-67
Hebrews	Paul the Apostle although this is disputed even within Christianity	A single unknown author, possibly a disciple of Paul	Letter to the Hebrews	63 -64
James	James the Just, brother of Jesus	Highly disputed	Wisdom Literature	50 -100 – highly disputed
1st Peter	Peter the Apostle	A single unknown author – did not write 2nd Peter	Letter to all churches	60-112
2nd Peter	Peter the Apostle	A single unknown author – did not write 1st Peter	Letter to churches	80-150
1st John	John the Apostle	A single anonymous author (same as Gospel of John)	Letter to all churches	Circa 90
2nd John	John the Apostle	A single anonymous author (same as Gospel of John)	Letter to all churches	Circa 90
3rd John	John the Apostle	A single anonymous author (same as Gospel of John)	Letter to all churches	Circa 90
Jude	Jude, Brother of James the Just	A single unknown author	Letter to all churches	66-125
Revelation	John the Apostle	John of Patmos	A letter of revelations	Circa 95, with pieces of material dated circa 60