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Originally Posted by ute4ever
I don't mean to sound cheeky, but I don't understand why this would lead anyone to believe that the books were not written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. They are four different people, each with a different perspective, who I assume were familiar with what had been written previously, and sought to add to that. For example, my dad, my brother, my daughter, and my BFF would each give a different account of who I am and what I did with my life.
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It is because of the timeline of the appearances of the 4 Gospels.
Christ dies in 30 C.E.
Paul starts in 48 C.E.
Mark 65 C.E.
Temple destroyed
Matthew/Luke 85 C.E.--Luke could have been 135 C.E.
John 95 C.E.
These are the times that the gospels were written. However, the deaths of some apostles and disciples date some time before their gospels, epistles, etc.