Well, let's see....scholars date Mark about 70 AD, Matthew and Luke in the 80s, and John in the late 90s....so "at least 70 years" after the death of Jesus is a little off.

But in general, I don't care to getting into matters of "proof" and argument. It accomplishes nothing. I'll leave that to Christian literalists like Iona in the Creationism thread, and I'll stay as far away from that kind of stuff as I can.

I guess I'm convinced it isn't possible to carry on a discussion at Mudcat of anything with religious implications. The subject seems to bring out the worst in people.

-Joe-