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The Four '''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 Three of the gospel accounts of [[Jesus]] are attributed to eyewitness accounts of eyewitnesses: two of His by [[Apostles]] ([[Matthew]] and [[Gospel of John|John]]) , and two another by the outsider [[Mark]] who witnesses events as a boy accompanying his mother who was a disciple. The fourth gospel accounts are account is attributed to disciples a physician-historian who did not know Jesus personally but interviewed many about him ([[Gospel of MarkLuke]]). The stated [[authorship]] of the gospels has been historically and linguistically confirmed. Intellectually, the Gospels develop the mind-bending logic of [[infinity]]. Summary:*[[Gospel of Matthew]] - eyewitness account by [[the Apostles|an Apostle]], includes many great [[parables]].*[[Gospel of Mark]] - first circulated, it is simple, fearless, and irreverent towards [[the Apostles]] and the "Herodians".*[[Gospel of Luke]])- the most beautiful book ever written, describes everything by an historian. *[[Gospel of John]] - the most profound and theological. There The first gospel chronologically was no ambiguity among the early church fathers as to the by Mark, probably a [[authorshipGentile]] , which is fearless of the gospelsauthorities and irreverent towards all other than Jesus. Matthew then reused 97% of Mark's gospel, with their earliest writings attesting <ref>"Matthew adopted all but 304 of Mark's 11,025 words." [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/new-testament-studies/article/abs/matthews-use-of-mark-did-matthew-intend-to our current titles-supplement-or-to-replace-his-primary-source/2893B4D82A9178BDD6693A64A9237E53 New Testament Studies, published online by Cambridge University Press]</ref> omitting merely some of its boldness and irreverence, while adding more content. For additional information on each The [[Gospelof John]] was completely independent, see their individual entriesand thus a corroboration of what is found in the other Gospels. 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 None of the Gospels quotes from Hebrew [[Scripture]]s; only two out of four (Matthew and Luke) quote from Scriptures by using the Greek translation (the [[Septuagint]]). Some say 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 different styles may simply reflect the different backgrounds and ethnicities of the authors. Each Gospel reflects the perspective of its author. Matthew has economic parables; Mark has a simplistic, youthful style; Luke has the beauty of an historical writer; and John has philosophical truths.

Although [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] comes first in Biblical order, since the nineteenth century the Gospel of [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] is widely agreed to be the oldest of the Gospels (see [[Bible#The Gospels|Bible: The Gospels]]). However, this view has more recently been disputed.<ref>Eusebius relates the already-existing tradition in his day that Matthew wrote the first Gospel. In every manuscript of the New Testament, Matthew is always placed first, and for almost 1900 years the traditional view prevailed unchallenged that Matthew was the first Gospel written. This is called the [[Augustinian Hypothesis]], which holds that Matthew was the first Gospel, written by Matthew the Evangelist. Mark, according to tradition a Roman, and a companion of Peter, was author of the second Gospel, but beginning in the 19th century [[Heinrich Julius Holtzmann]] together with other German scholars, abusing the literary tools of [[Historical-critical method (Higher criticism)|historical-critical methods]] in opposition to Christian tradition, declared on their authority as German scholars that Mark's gospel was the first to be written down, about A.D. 50. This theory is called "[[Marcan priority]]", and it was aggressively spread as part of [[Otto von Bismarck|Bismarck's]] anti-Catholic 'Kulturkampf' policy. See [http://www.ewtn.com/library/SCRIPTUR/KULTGOS.TXT Kulturkampf and the Gospel, by John Beaumont]<br/>[http://www.churchinhistory.org/pages/booklets/farmer%28n%29.htm Church in History. The ChurchinHistory Information Centre. BISMARCK AND THE FOUR GOSPELS 1870 - 1914, by William R. Farmer (University of Dallas) Editor of A NEW CATHOLIC BIBLE COMMENTARY. The theory that Mark's Gospel was published before Matthew's is widely held in German and English speaking countries. This article shows how this theory, with little supporting evidence, came to be spread as part of Bismarck's anti-Catholic 'Kulturkampf' policy. BIBLIOTHECA EPHEMERIDUM THEOLOGICARUM LOVANIENSIUM. THE FOUR GOSPELS. 1992] (churchinhistory.org). <br>This view is widely held by liberal biblical scholars in German and English speaking countries. In the United States acceptance of Marcan Priority has often been a test of the "academic competency" of those faculty members who teach Biblical Studies. <br>See [https://books.google.com/books?id=UYKvAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA282&lpg=PA282&dq=academic+persecution+regarding+Augustinian+hypothesis&source=bl&ots=iDysvbe5ii&sig=oNOrQku42-Tx-n-yBzhQtzAeQls&hl=en&sa=X&ei=VHKkVNa7IceiyAStsYKYAw&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=academic%20persecution%20regarding%20Augustinian%20hypothesis&f=false Mark's Gospel--Prior or Posterior?: A Reappraisal of the Phenomenon of Order, By David Neville]</ref> The [[hypothesis]] of Marcan Priority holds that Matthew and [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] were probably compiled slightly later, drawing both from Mark, eyewitness accounts, and oral testimony. It is also possible that Matthew or Luke each used the other as a source as well, although which one would have come first is unknown. [[Gospel of John|John]] is the last of the Gospels, the most theologically mature, and the strongest in its emphasis on God's loving sacrifice of his only son, Jesus, and the ways in which this sacrifice redeemed all mankind. The first three canonical Gospels are often called the "synoptic" (''sighted with'' another) Gospels, as they tell slightly different versions of the same underlying story of Christ's life and ministry on earth.

The Teachings of Our Lord Jesus Christ are found in the four Gospels and other holy documents. [http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/newtestament.html The New Testament] : Early Christian Writings].