The Four Gospels: Difference between revisions

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The first four books of the [[The Bible|New Testament]], chronicling the life of one [[Jesus Christ]].

Despite the traditional names of the gospels, they are anonymous works.

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''Matthew'' - ~~Matt~~ compares Old Testament scripture with Jesus' deeds to appeal to Jews.

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

''Mark'' - The oldest Gospel written for the Romans and portrays Jesus as the miracle worker.

* Mark - The oldest Gospel written for the Romans and portrays Jesus as the miracle worker.

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* Luke - Written for Gentiles and portrays Jesus as a [[Nice Guy]] who preached kindness and charity. Has the most in-depth look into his origin story and contains the most parables

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* John - The most introspective Gospel, and written for Christians.

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These are the ''canonical'' gospels. 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 not discussed on this page.

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''Luke'' - Written for Gentiles and portrays Jesus as a [[Nice Guy]] who preached kindness and charity. Has the most in-depth look into his origin story and contains the most parables

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''John'' - The most introspective Gospel and written for Christians.

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These are the ''canonical'' gospels. The ''apocryphal'' gospels - ~~the~~ 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 not discussed on this page.

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