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The first four books of the New Testament are known as the Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each book tells us about the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Let’s get a high-level overview of these four books, what makes them different, and how they’re similar.
There are more than four ancient documents which claim to be gospels, or which contain stories of Jesus, including works like the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Peter, and a number of “infancy gospels”—fanciful accounts of Jesus’ birth and childhood.
Do you sometimes wonder why the New Testament contains four different gospels of the one authentic gospel? Isn’t one gospel account of the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ enough? How should we understand the Gospels as works of literature? And what do the Gospels tell us about Jesus?
The collection of writings that constitutes the New Testament begins with four gospels. Next comes the Acts of the Apostles, followed by twenty-one letters that are attributed to Paul, James, Peter, John, and Jude.
In this article, we will discuss the New Testament’s four gospels, namely Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Learning about the four Gospels means learning about Jesus Christ. An equivalent of a biography, it tells us about the important parts of the Messiah’s life.
The four Gospels record the eternal being, human ancestry, birth, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, Son of God, and Son of Man. They also record a selection from the incidents of His life and from His words and works.
The Gospels recount the story of Jesus Christ, each of the four books giving us a unique perspective on his life. They were written between A.D. 55-65, with the exception of John's Gospel, which was written around A.D. 70-100.