When did the promotion of the Gospels of the New Testament begin?

Answer 1

Order in which Gospels were written First we should identify which of the New Testament Gospels is the oldest. Scholars generally agree that the Gospel according to Mark was written first, with general consensus is that the Gospels according to Matthew and Luke were written somewhat later, towards the end of the century. There is also substantial evidence that John was based on Luke, and was therefore the last of the canonical gospels to be written.

The evidence that both Matthew and Luke relied on Mark for their knowledge of the life and crucifixion of Jesus, provides support for the view that Mark must have preceded those Gospels. Whenever Matthew and Luke agree with Mark, the text is almost identical in Greek, something that could not happen unless one Gospel was being copied. We also have the "missing block", a short section of text that was obviously missing from the copy of Mark that Luke was using. By analysis, it can be shown that Matthew and Luke were not copying each other, and that Mark did not copy Matthew or Luke. Therefore, Mark is the oldest Gospel.

Date of earliest Gospel According to Mark, Jesus prophesied the destruction of the Temple, an event that occurred in 70 CE. Jesus then went on to predict the end of the world within the lifetime of his followers. If Jesus had really prophesied the destruction of the Temple, he would have been correct, but he would have been in error about the imminent end of times. Since it can not be accepted that Jesus made predictions that were capable of being in error, these prophecies must have originated with Mark, writing at a time when he would have known of the destruction or imminent destruction of the temple. So, we can say that Mark's Gospel was written approximately 70 CE.

The New Testament Gospels were written over a period commencing from about 70 CE.