Three scientists—Papaia, Banani, Ravioli—and their assistant Igor, who were supposed to attend the famous dark matter conference, miss their flight and end up on the other side of the world. Arriving at the wrong airport, they book a hotel for the night, but it’s not exactly what they expected… meaning, it’s awful. During the trip, Ravioli downloads a study on the historical reliability of the Gospels.
We are in Banani’s room, where Ravioli and Banani are talking about the study on the Gospels.
Banani: So, they probably weren’t there. And what about Matthew?
Ravioli: According to tradition, Matthew’s Gospel was the first to be written, though it was in Aramaic. If we use Eusebius’ writings to date it, we get the year 41. However, scholars add a margin of 4 years, moving the date to 45.
Banani: What clues do we have?
Ravioli: We have James’ letters, written around 45. The text in them suggests that James already had Matthew’s Gospel available, since we find references to it in his letters.
Banani: That’s about ten years after Jesus’ crucifixion. A very close dating to the events when compared to all the other historical documents.
Igor: “Hello, I’m Ravioli, and I bet, Banani, you’re wondering what clues we have.
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First clue: you’re still awake.
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Second clue: you’re asking me questions at this hour.
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Third clue: my patience has officially run out.”
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