Original sentence: Liberal scholars usually date the gospel between the years 80 and 100, in part because they believe the reference to the temple's impending destruction shows it actually was written after the fact.Some conservative scholars, such as John Wenham and Norman Geisler, argue that it was written before the destruction of Jerusalem, probably between the years 60 and 65, in part because the Second Temple's destruction is believed to be prophesied by Jesus, while there is no reference to this event actually being fulfilled (Matt )
Edited sentence: Liberal scholars usually date the gospel between the years 80 and 100, in part because they believe the reference to the temple's impending destruction shows it must have been written after the fact.The vast majority of conservative scholars, such as John Wenham and Norman Geisler, argue that it was written before the destruction of Jerusalem, probably between the years 60 and 65.This is suggested in part because the Second Temple's destruction is believed to be prophesied by Jesus, while there is no reference to this event actually being fulfilled (Matt ) and, in fact, nothing in the book that suggests that Jerusalem had already been sacked