Question: when were books of the new testament written

title: New Testament
text: In the 1830s German scholars of the Tübingen school tried to date the books as late as the 3rd century , but the discovery of some New Testament manuscripts and fragments from the 2nd and 3rd centuries , one of which dates as early as 125 ( Papyrus 52 ) , disproves a 3rd - century date of composition for any book now in the New Testament . Additionally , a letter to the church at Corinth in the name of Clement of Rome in 95 quotes from 10 of the 27 books of the New Testament , and a letter to the church at Philippi in the name of Polycarp in 120 quotes from 16 books . Therefore , some of the books of the New Testament must have been in circulation by the end of the first century . 

Answer: answer: The discovery of some New Testament manuscripts and fragments from the 2nd and 3rd centuries , one of which dates as early as 125, disproves a 3rd - century date of composition for any book now in the New Testament.  Some of the books of the New Testament must have been in circulation by the end of the first century.