New Testament Timelines

Below I have gathered some of the timelines of New Testament writings put forth by leading Christian biblical Scholars. I never imagined that I would find help in proving the mythological origin of the gospels from Christian scholars, but I have.

The first is by Burton Mack, a professor at the School of Theology at Claremont, California.


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From John the Baptist to Nicea:
Stages in the Development of the Early Christian Tradition

according to the book, The Complete Gospels
edited by Robert J. Miller

1-30 c.e.

John the Baptist,
the percursor and Mentor of Jesus
(died about 27 c.e.)

Jesus of Nazareth,
traveling sage and wonder-worker
(died about 30 c.e.)

30-60 c.e.

Paul of Tarsus,
chief founder of gentile Christianity
(letters written about 50-60 c.e.)

Sayings Gospel Q
(first edition, about 50 c.e.)

Gospel of Thomas
(first edition, about 50 c.e.)

60-80 c.e.

Signs Gospel
(eventually incorporated into John)

Gospel of Mark,
the first narrative gospel
(first edition about 70 c.e.)

Didache, first believers' handbook
(first edition)

80-100 c.e.

Gospel of Matthew,
incorporating Mark and Q
(about 80 c.e.)

Gospel of Luke
incorporating Mark and Q
(about 90 c.e.)

Dialogue of the Savior
(first edition, probably 50-100 c.e.)

Gospel of Peter
(first edition, probably 50-100 c.e.)

80-100 c.e, cont.

Egerton Gospel
(probably 50-100 c.e.)

Gospel of John,
incorporating the Signs Gospel
(about 90 c.e.)

Gospel of Mark, canonical edition
(about 100 c.e.)

100-150 c.e.

Gospel of John, third edition
(insertions and additions)

Secret Book of James, first edition
(found at Nag Hammadi)

Gospel of Mary
(found at Nag Hammadi)

Jewish-Christian Gospels
(preserved in patristic quotations)

Didache, second edition
(insertions and additions)

Gospel of Thomas, second edition
(surviving edition)

Surviving fragment of Gospel of John

Surviving fragments of Egerton Gospel
(P-Egerton-2 and P-Koln-255)

150-325 c.e.

Emergence of four "recognized gospels

Emergence of an official collection of
Christian writings ("New Testament")

Christianity becomes a legal religion
(313 c.e.)

Council of Nicea (325 c.e.)

First official creeds

First surviving copies of "Bibles"
(about 325-350 c.e.)