Luke not written in 41 CE
Posted: Sat May 06, 2017 5:54 am
Nearly a week ago I posted that Steven Avery had written:
He replied:
My response was:
Lk 21:20, 24
Therefore these verses are seen as evidence that Luke wrote after 70 CE. It is possible that the gospel of Luke was written after Josephus had written the Jewish War i.e. after 75 CE.
(viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3095)Steven Avery wrote:Since we know that Luke completed Acts in 41 AD, ...
He replied:
Meaning that he meant to write that Luke’s gospel was written in 41 CE not Acts.Steven Avery wrote:Thanks. My fingerfehler.
Luke 41 AD, when Theophilus was the "most excellent" high priest.
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My response was:
I should have also included Lk 19:43-44.Michael BG wrote:I think it is highly unlikely any Christian would write a gospel within 15 years of the death of Jesus. It is generally recognised that Luke was written after 70 CE and the fall of Jerusalem (Lk 21:20, 24).
This saying is not in Mark or Matthew and is seen as a creation of Luke’s to reflect that Titus built banks round a surrounded Jerusalem.[41] And when he drew near and saw the city he wept over it,
[42] saying, "…
[43] For the days shall come upon you, when your enemies will cast up a bank about you and surround you, and hem you in on every side,
[44] and dash you to the ground, you and your children within you, and they will not leave one stone upon another in you; because you did not know the time of your visitation."
Lk 21:20, 24
Verse 20 it is suggested reflects that Jerusalem was besieged by six legions and verse 24 that the Romans destroyed the city.[20] "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.
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[24] they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive among all nations; and Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
Therefore these verses are seen as evidence that Luke wrote after 70 CE. It is possible that the gospel of Luke was written after Josephus had written the Jewish War i.e. after 75 CE.