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{{Bible}}

{{Bible}}

:''Not to be confused with [[the Gospel]]''

:''Not to be confused with [[the Gospel]]''

'''The Gospels''' of the [[Bible]] (from the Greek for "good news") are the first four books of the [[New Testament]], containing numerous quotes of [[Jesus]].  Two of the gospel accounts of [[Jesus]] are attributed to eyewitness accounts by two of His [[Apostles]] ([[Matthew]] and [[Gospel of John|John]]), and one of the gospel accounts is attributed to a physician-historian who did not know Jesus personally but interviewed many about him ([[Gospel of Luke]]).  The [[Gospel of Mark]] was likely written by an eyewitness as a young boy of Jesus, who tagged along with his mother as she followed Jesus.  There was no ambiguity among the early church fathers as to the [[authorship]] of the gospels, with their earliest writings attesting to their current titles.

'''The Gospels''' of the [[Bible]] (from the Greek for "good news") are the first four books of the [[New Testament]], containing numerous quotes of [[Jesus]].  Two of the gospel accounts of [[Jesus]] are attributed to eyewitness accounts by two of His [[Apostles]] ([[Matthew]] and [[Gospel of John|John]]), and one of the gospel accounts is attributed to a physician-historian who did not know Jesus personally but interviewed many about him ([[Gospel of Luke]]).  The [[Gospel of Mark]] was likely written by an eyewitness as a young boy of Jesus, who tagged along with his mother as she followed Jesus.  The stated [[authorship]] of the gospels has been historically and linguistically consistent.

    

    

The Gospels were originally written in [[Greek language|Greek]], the common lingua franca (common or commercial language among diverse peoples) of the Roman Orient.  No original Gospels have been found in [[Aramaic]]; the only known Aramaic Gospels are translations from Greek versions.  The general consensus is that the Gospel according to Matthew was written particularly for [[Jews]]; the Gospel according to Mark was written particularly for [[Roman]]s; the Gospel according to Luke was written particularly for [[Greeks]]; and the Gospel according to John was written for everyone.

The Gospels were originally written in [[Greek language|Greek]], the common lingua franca (common or commercial language among diverse peoples) of the Roman Orient.  No original Gospels have been found in [[Aramaic]]; the only known Aramaic Gospels are translations from Greek versions.  The general consensus is that the Gospel according to Matthew was written particularly for [[Jews]]; the Gospel according to Mark was written particularly for [[Roman]]s; the Gospel according to Luke was written particularly for [[Greeks]]; and the Gospel according to John was written for everyone.