Who Wrote the Gospels, and When

Jesus never wrote a book, a letter or a rule. Everything he said reaches us through other people: the memories of those who heard him, and four short books written decades later. Most Christians are handed those four as a single voice, every line equally close to his own lips. The books themselves tell a more interesting story.

You may never have been told how the Gospels came to be, and nobody needs to give you permission to ask. Looking at how his words were kept is a way of taking them seriously. Let's look at it together, starting with what the writers say about their own work.

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