TRADITION VS SCHOLARSHIP

"Scholars have settled on precise dates for when each Gospel was written." Agree or disagree?

The answer

Disagree. The Gospels are dated by inference to rough ranges — Mark around 65-75, Matthew and Luke around 80-90, John around 90-110 — and scholars argue over the edges. These are careful estimates, not settled facts.

Why it’s interesting

This is a good place to see the difference the badges mark: that Mark came first is close to consensus, but exactly when it was written is genuinely debated. Honest scholarship holds both at once.

Genuinely debated

You can know the Bible.

Not just the stories, but the history, authorship, and scholarship behind it.