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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