For what it's worth, I agree. To me, the strongest argument for an early dating of the Gospels is precisely that they do not mention the destruction of the Second Temple. I mean, this was an event prophesied by Jesus. How could any believer witness the fulfillment of that prophecy and not write about it?
(I also believe the Fourth Gospel was written by an eyewitness to Jesus' ministry, but that is another story)
10 posted on 02/21/2012 11:03:43 PM PST by John Locke
For what it's worth, I agree. To me, the strongest argument for an early dating of the Gospels is precisely that they do not mention the destruction of the Second Temple. I mean, this was an event prophesied by Jesus. How could any believer witness the fulfillment of that prophecy and not write about it?
So true! Such a CATASTROPHIC event had to have been the center news of all Jews everywhere in those times, for centuries!