A little response to "How Did the Apostles Die?"

errancy@infidels.org errancy@infidels.org
Sun, 25 Jul 1999 16:23:40 EDT (00932952220, 7737991a.24cccc4c@aol.com)


In a message dated 7/24/99 6:19:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time, bdtayl@yahoo.com 
writes:

<< --- Theo2217@aol.com wrote:
 > In a message dated 7/24/99 6:08:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
bdtayl@yahoo.com
 > 
 > writes:
 > 
 > << Tim
 >  The Gospel of Phillip claims Jesus kissed Mary on the mouth. It is 
 >  in an ancient document, therefore it happened.
 >  ___________________________________________ >>
 > Is it a first century document?  We can only accept statements from 
documents
 > 
 > which date within a lifetime of the events they describe and which were 
 > probably written by eyewitnesses or their contemporaries.
 
 Tim
 Now you have a different standard when something uncomfortable comes
 your way.
 
 Please provide evidence that Jesus did not kiss Mary on the mouth.
 There has never been any evidence to contradict this, so I have no
 reason to doubt that it happened.  >>

THEO:
I probably made an error in stating the standard.  I'm only human, you know.  
What is the probable date of this "Gospel?"  Is it close enough to the 1st 
century to be written by eye witnesses and their contemporaries?