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Originally Posted by awareness
Let's do a little mind & math game. We're not sure who wrote the gospels but let's say the disciple did. I understand the disciples were young when Jesus recruited them. Let's say they were 20 yrs old when Jesus departed into the clouds. That would mean they were in their early 60s after Jerusalem was sacked. So later dates for the gospels, even if written by disciples, would be possible.
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James amd John were the younger cousins of Jesus, so i would agree that they might be 20 years old, or less for John. Matthew, however, was apparently a wealthy and successful tax collector, so it is not reasonable that he was merely 20 years old.
And then the whole discussion begs the questions -- why would Matthew and Mark wait until their death beds to write their stories? Also, how do we know that their gospels were not written over a ten year period? It is very reasonable that fragments were written in rough draft form as the Spirit of God gave them time and remembrance.