New Testament eyewitness accounts

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Were any of the writings of the New Testament eyewitness accounts?

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Secular views

• The Lowdown on God's Showdown - Edward Babinski, Secular Web

"It is generally conceded that the accounts of the resurrection were not actually written down until more than thirty years after the alleged event had occurred and that, prior to being written down, they were, in effect, rumors or stories which had been spread orally throughout the region. It is easy for such rumors to become embellished over time. Changes tend to occur in oral messages, even when their conveyers make every effort to pass them on accurately."