In what century was the New Testament written?

Answer 1

Most of the New Testament was written in the second half of the first century, but some was written early in the second century.

The books of the Testament believed to have been written in the second century include:

• The Gospel of John
• possibly the Gospel of Luke - if so, quite early in the century
• Acts of the Apostles
• The three pseudo-Pauline epistles to Titus and Timothy
• The epistles of John
• The Epistle of Jude
• The Epistles of Peter

A simple demonstration of second-century authorship is to be found in the Epistle of Jude, which stands with his readers and looks towards the past and says that they, his readers, "must remember the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ." He even goes on to say, "For they [the apostles] said to you, 'In the last time there will be scoffers'" (Jude l7‑18). If the author of Jude meant the epistle to be read as if written by the first-century disciple, then this is sloppy literary production.

We can then look at 2 Peter, which incorporates almost all of the Epistle of Jude. Because of this, it could not have been written earlier than its main source document, Jude. But even if Jude had been written during the first century, there is no reason for 2 Peter to have been. No theologian would imagine the apostle Peter needing to copy the work of a minor apostle.

AnswerAll of the New Testament books were written in the first century AD, the latest being around 90AD. They written by eyewitnesses or those who directly spoke with eyewitnesses to the events described therein.

Answer 2

A:The New Testament was written partly in the first century and partly in the second century.

The epistles of Paul were written in the middle of the first century, as also Hebrews is believed to have been. The earliest gospel, Mark's Gospel, was written approximately 70 CE, Luke's Gospel was written at the end of the century or very early in the second, and John's Gospel was written early in the second century. Jude, the Petrine epistles, the epistles attributed to John and the pseudo-Pauline Pastorals (1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus) were written in the second century.