List of gospels

Gospels (Greek: εὐαγγέλιον, lit. 'good news'; Latin: evangelia) are the written records of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The term originally referred to the central message of Christianity and later evolved to refer to the books in which that message was written.

The Gospels are a genre of ancient biography in early Christian literature. The New Testament includes four canonical gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), but other gospels exists that are not included in the biblical canon. These additional gospels are referred to as either New Testament apocrypha or pseudepigrapha. Some of these texts have had an impact on Christian traditions, including various forms of iconography.

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