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Book Matthew Mark

Author By Tradition Matthew/Levi the disciple (38 A.D.) John Mark, based on Peter (64 A.D.) Luke the physician (61 A.D.) John the disciple (90 A.D.) Luke the physician (61 A.D.) Paul (55-56 A.D.) Paul (54-55 A.D.) Paul (55-56 A.D.) Paul (48 A.D.) Paul (61 A.D.) Paul (62 A.D.) Paul (61 A.D.) Paul (51 A.D.) Paul (52 A.D.) Paul (62 A.D.) Paul (64 A.D.) Paul (63 A.D.) Paul (61 A.D.) Paul?, Barnabas?, Apollos? (65 A.D.) James, brother of Jesus (45 A.D.) Peter the disciple (65 A.D.) Peter the disciple (67 A.D.) John the disciple (85 A.D.) John the disciple (85-90 A.D.) John the disciple (90 A.D.) Judas, brother of Jesus (67-73) John the disciple (95 A.D.)

Sources By Conjecture ? Gospel of Mark + Q Oral traditions**

Conjectured Proven Late Editor** Additions Diaspora Jew (75 -90A.D.) slight editing Syrian Gentile (70 A.D.,after Temple's 2 endings destruction) added Greek Gentile woman (90 A.D.) slight editing adulteress saved from stoning story John2 (70-100 A.D.) added Vulgate: Trinity added

Luke

? Gospel of Mark + Q

John Acts Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Cornithians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus Philemon Hebrews James 1 Peter 2 Peter 1 John 2 John 3 John Jude Revelation

Signs + John1** Author of Luke (90-100 A.D.) Paul (55-59 A.D.) Paul (55+ A.D.) Paul (55+ A.D.) Paul (48-62 A.D.) ? (Before 95 A.D.) Paul(?) (54-62 A.D.) Paul? (54-90 A.D.) Paul(?) (50-51 A.D.) ? (75-90 A.D.) ? (100-150 A.D.) ? (100-150 A.D.) ? (100-150 A.D.) Paul (59-62 A.D.) Priscilla? (60-93 A.D.) "James" (100-125 A.D.) ? (64-112 A.D.) ? (125-150 A.D.) "John the elder" (Before 117 A.D.) "John the elder" ? "Jude, brother of James" (After 100 A.D.) "John of Patmos", Aramaic Jew

Based on Who Wrote the Bible?, by Richard Elliot Friedman, Prof. of Hebrew and 3/29/13 Comparative Literature at the University of California, San Diego, http://lost-