Deeper Truth, Not Religious Dogma Awaits in the Early History of Christianity

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The Gospel of Mark was probably written c.AD 66–70.  (This is 30-37 years after Jesus' death.)



Most scholars agree that Mark was the first of the gospels to be composed, and that the authors of Matthew and Luke used it plus a second document called the Q source when composing their own gospels. [Gospel of Mark article]

Most scholars believe the Gospel of Matthew was composed between 80 and 90 CE, with a range of possibility between 70 to 110 CE (a pre-70 date remains a minority view).  [Gospel of Matthew]

Important terms to understand the history of Christianity:

Synoptic Gospels - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Q source - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Historical Jesus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Did Jesus believe in Original Sin? « Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel
As a Jew reading the Gospel narrative, it seems to me that Jesus explicitly disapproved of any idea that man suffers from an inherited sin. By extension, every human fault we are born with serves a spiritual purpose so that we may glorify the Creator despite our natural shortcomings. Nowhere does Jesus ever speak of anything resembling the idea of a prenatal sin.

Pelagius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pelagius (c. 360-418) was a British-born ascetic moralist, who became well known throughout ancient Rome. He opposed the idea of predestination and asserted a strong version of the doctrine of free will.[2] He was accused by Augustine of Hippo and others of denying the need for divine aid in performing good works. They understood him to have said that the only grace necessary was the declaration of the law; humans were not wounded by Adam's sin and were perfectly able to fulfill the law without divine aid. Pelagius denied Augustine's theory of original sin. His adherents cited Deuteronomy 24:16 in support of their position. Pelagius was declared a heretic by the Council of Carthage. His interpretation of a doctrine of free will became known as Pelagianism.