Are there gospels other than Matthew Mark Luke and John?

Answer 1

A:The are very many gospels other than just the four in the New Testament. These include the Gospel of the Hebrews, the Gospel of James, the Infancy Gospel of James and many more.

All the gospels, including the four New Testament gospels, were written anonymously or pseudepigraphically (in an apostle's name), but only those selected for the New Testament were consistent with the teachings of the dominant branch of Christianity. The Church Fathers attributed the selected gospels to well-known apostles and declared the other gospels to be heresy.

Answer 2

A:Matthew, Mark and Luke are synoptic gospels. The term 'synoptic' means 'seen with the same eye'. When Matthew, Mark and Luke are laid in parallel and read synoptically ('with the same eye') in the original Greek language, it is clear that there is a literary relationship among the gospels. New Testament scholars have established that the original gospel was Mark and that Matthew and Luke were substantially based on it, as well as on a further, sayings document now known as 'Q'.

John's Gospel is very different from the other three and is not a synoptic gospel. In fact, until the early twentieth century, most scholars believed that it was entirely independent of Mark's Gospel. Further study has shown that it was loosely based on Luke and therefore indirectly on Mark.

Answer 3

Yes, there are other gospels that are not included in the Christian Bible, such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and the Gospel of Judas. These texts offer varying perspectives on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and were not included in the canonical gospels for various reasons.