What are the Gospels?
The four New Testament narratives covering the life and death of Jesus Christ. written according to tradition respectively by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (the four evangelists). The first three are called Synoptic Gospels because they agree in much of their subject matter, wording, and narrative order and so appear to be written from a common vantage point. All gospels were written in the 1st century AD. Collectively those books are called The Gospel. The Gospel gets its name from a Greek word meaning good news. According to the Gospels, the good news are the Revelation of Jesus Christ as Messiah and Son of God by that enabling the salvation of humanity from sin and misery.
