Mengapa Injil Begitu Terlambat?

In this episode, Megan Lewis and Bart Ehrman begin with a light‑hearted round‑table chat about their early jobs, before diving into one of the most important questions in early Christianity: why did it take so long for the life and teachings of Jesus to be written down? They explain that the first gospel, Mark, was likely composed around 70 CE, with Matthew and Luke following in the 80s and John in the 90s, and discuss the criteria historians use to date texts, such as internal evidence and citations. They explore the possibility of earlier, now‑lost sources—including the mysterious Q document—and examine how oral tradition and memory shaped the stories before they were recorded. The conversation also touches on the reliability of the gospels as historical documents, the influence of oral culture on narrative change, and even a brief Q&A about topics ranging from Jesus as a vegetarian to the practicalities of communication between Paul and the Jerusalem apostles.