Originally posted by tabibito
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I hadn't seen that before.
The Gospel of John was revealed and given to the churches by John while still in the body, just as Papias of Hieropolis, the close disciple of John, related in the exoterics, that is, in the last five books. Indeed he wrote down the gospel, while John was dictating carefully. But the heretic Marcion, after being condemned by him because he was teaching 2 the opposite to him [John], was expelled by John. But he [Marcion] had brought writings or letters to him [John] from the brothers which were in Pontus.
Let's see now: Marcion was born in 85CE ... say he was 20 when he had the run in with John: that would make it105CE
Say that John was 20 when Jesus died ... at the latest 33CE: that would make him 92 in 105CE
The prologue doesn't seem reasonable, even with the unreasonable ages of 20 for each.
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