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There are four canonical gospels:

* Matthew - This gospel compares Old Testament scripture with Jesus' deeds, to appeal to Jews.

* ''Gospel of Matthew'' - This gospel compares Old Testament scripture with Jesus' deeds, to appeal to Jews.

* Mark - The oldest Gospel, written for the Romans. It portrays Jesus as a miracle worker, and never calls him "God".

* ''Gospel of Mark'' - The oldest Gospel, written for the Romans. It portrays Jesus as a miracle worker, and never calls him "God".

* Luke - Written for Gentiles, it portrays Jesus as a [[Nice Guy]] who preached kindness and charity. This gospel takes the most in-depth look of the four canonical gospels into Jesus' origin story, and contains the most parables.

* ''Gospel of Luke'' - Written for Gentiles, it portrays Jesus as a [[Nice Guy]] who preached kindness and charity. This gospel takes the most in-depth look of the four canonical gospels into Jesus' origin story, and contains the most parables.

* John - The newest, most introspective, and most theological of the four canonical gospels, it was written for Christians.

* ''Gospel of John'' - The newest, most introspective, and most theological of the four canonical gospels, it was written for Christians.

The apocryphal gospels - ''Epistle of the Apostles, Gospel According to the Hebrews, Gospel of the Ebionites, Gospel of the Egyptians, Gospel of Mary, Gospel of the Nazareans, Gospel of Nicodemus, Gospel of Peter, Gospel of Philip, Gospel of the Saviour, Coptic Gospel of Thomas, Infancy Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Truth, Papyrus Egerton 2, Diatessaron, Protoevangelium of James, Gospel of Marcion, Secret Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Judas,'' and ''Gospel of Barnabas'' - are all of later authorship. These are discussed only in passing on this page.