Is there evidence for the usual statement that the books of the New Testament were all composed within the first century of our era? The author, or manufacturer, of " Supernatural Religion" has spent his talent in setting up the contrary, but that writer rejects evidence when it does not suit his theory." In the absence of any positive indication, the statement of Barrow may be accepted. " If we leave out of account the writings of the apostle John, the remaining books of the New Testament were written somewhere between A.D. 45-70, whilst the most probable date of John's writings is A.D. 70-100. We cannot, however, expect to find they were, as promulgated, all forthwith placed in one collection. " The Christians of this age 'while the first witnesses still lived-" drew their knowledge of the gospel mainly from the same sources to which Luke refers in the preface of his Gospel, from oral tradition received directly or indirectly from them who from the beginning were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word."