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Four Evangelists

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Also known as Four Gospels in the New Testament

authors of the four canonical gospels of the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)

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The Four Evangelists are the authors of the four canonical gospels in the New Testament—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—which form the foundation of Christian teachings about Jesus's life and ministry. These texts matter because they are the earliest and most widely recognized accounts of Jesus and have shaped Christian belief and practice for nearly two thousand years.

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Jacob Jordaens, The Four Evangelists, 1625–1630.

In Christian tradition, the Four Evangelists are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the authors attributed with the creation of the four canonical Gospel accounts. In the New Testament, they bear the following titles: the Gospel of Matthew; the Gospel of Mark; the Gospel of Luke; and the Gospel of John.

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