Inventory of early Christian Writings and their approximated Time of origin [Crossan HJ 427 - cf HtJ 125]


30-60

1 THES - from Corinth late 50

GAL - from Ephesus poss. winter 52-53

1 COR - from Ephesus winter 53-54

ROM - from Corinth winter 55--56

  Gospel of Thomas I - 50's + 60-70"s

  Egerton Gospel - 50's

  Papyrus Vindobonensis (Greek) - Papyrus Oxyrhynchus -

  Gospel of Hebrews - 50's

  Sayings Gospel Q - by the 50's

  Miracles collection - by the 50's - Apocalyptic Scenario -

  Cross Gospel - (embedded in Gospel of Peter - by the 50's

60-80

  Gospel of the Egyptians - by the 60's

  Secret Gospel of Mark - early 70's

MARK - 66-68 + rewriting at end of 70's

  Papyrus Oxyrhynchus - around 80's

  Gospel of Thomas II - 60-70's

  Dialogue Collection - Book of Signs (now embedded in Jn 2-14) -

COL - by one of P's students ?

80-120

MATTHEW - around 90

LUKE - early 90's

REVELATION - end 90's

HEBREWS - 90

  1 Clement        - 96-97

  Epistle of Barnabas - end 90's

  Didache - end 90's

  Shepherd of Hermas - around 100

JAMES - in Syria around 100

JOHN [I] - early 1st c.

  Letters of Ignatius - around 110

1 PETER - from Rome around 112

   Letter of Polycarp 113-14 -

1 JOHN -

  Gospel of Mary - late 1st -early 2nd c. complete Gospels

120-150

JOHN II -

ACTS OF THE APOSTLES - 100-125

  Apocryphon of James - between 100-150

1 TIM - after 120

2 TIM - after 120

2 PETER - between 125-150

  Letter of Polycarp around 140

  2 Clement - Didache 1:3b-2:1 around 150

  Gospel of Nazoreans - Gospel of Ebionites around 150

  Gospel of Peter - around 150


                                                                                                                        





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