[boatbums]

Thank you. That makes sense. People started recording history before they even could write. They drew pictures on walls of caves, right? The records of Jesus’ time on earth were written down by those who were eye-witnesses to him. They recorded what they saw and heard as it was done for thousands of years before (i.e.; Moses). They had the added advantage of the Holy Spirit who would bring back to their memories the teachings of Jesus and the events that had occurred.

[MarkBsnr]

The records of Jesus’ time on earth were written down by those who were eye-witnesses to him. They recorded what they saw and heard as it was done for thousands of years before (i.e.; Moses).

We have no evidence of what was written. The vast majority of people were illiterate; the educated Jews had no particular reason to write anything about Jesus except to possibly mention him as a false messiah. The traditions were almost exclusively oral. We have Paul's letters and then the rest of the NT written perhaps starting 15-20 years after Jesus Ascended. The point is that most of the new Christians were convinced that Jesus would come again in their lifetimes and didn't bother with writings (those who could) until it became apparent that the second coming would be at some point far in the future.