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The Gospels
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(Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)
The New Testament
begins with the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). The word
gospel means good news, and the first four books of the New Testament are
called gospels because they tell the good news about Jesus Christ. These
books tell of the birth, life, death, and resurrection
of Christ. They recount for us some of what He taught
and did while He was on the earth. In doing so, they also show
how Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah (Christ). Each
gospel tells about Christ from a different perspective. Thus, some of the
events are repeated in more than one gospel; other events are spoken of in only one
of the gospels.
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