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  2. Development of the New Testament canon - Wikipedia

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    The canon of the New Testament is the set of books many modern Christians regard as divinely inspired and constituting the New Testament of the Christian Bible.For most churches, the canon is an agreed-upon list of 27 books [1] that includes the canonical Gospels, Acts, letters attributed to various apostles, and Revelation.

  3. Historiography of early Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The Gospel of Matthew was written c. 80–85 to convince a Jewish audience that Jesus was the expected Messiah (Christ) and greater than Moses. The Gospel of Luke, together with Acts (see Luke-Acts) was c. 85–90, considered the most literate and artistic of the gospels.

  4. Historical background of the New Testament - Wikipedia

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    Christ Between Peter and Paul, 4th century, Catacomb of Saints Marcellinus and Peter on the Via Labicana Most scholars who study the historical Jesus and early Christianity believe that the canonical gospels and the life of Jesus must be viewed within their historical and cultural context, rather than purely in terms of Christian orthodoxy.

  5. Historical reliability of the Gospels - Wikipedia

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    The historical reliability of the Gospels is evaluated by experts who have not reached complete consensus. While all four canonical gospels contain some sayings and events that may meet at least one of the five criteria for historical reliability used in biblical studies, [note 1] the assessment and evaluation of these elements is a matter of ongoing debate.

  6. Gospel of Luke - Wikipedia

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    The Gospel of Luke [a] is the third of the New Testament's four canonical Gospels. It tells of the origins, birth , ministry , death , resurrection , and ascension of Jesus . [ 4 ] Together with the Acts of the Apostles , it makes up a two-volume work which scholars call Luke–Acts , [ 5 ] accounting for 27.5% of the New Testament. [ 6 ]

  7. Early Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The four canonical gospels of Matthew (c. AD 80 – c. AD 90), Mark (c. AD 70), Luke (c. AD 80 – c. AD 90), and John (written at the end of the 1st century) are ancient biographies of Jesus' life. [25] Jesus grew up in Nazareth, a city in Galilee, and began his ministry when he was around

  8. Farrer hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The Farrer hypothesis (also called the L/M hypothesis, the Farrer–Goulder hypothesis and the Farrer–Goulder–Goodacre hypothesis) is a possible solution to the synoptic problem. The theory is that the Gospel of Mark was written first, followed by the Gospel of Matthew and then by the Gospel of Luke, with Matthew and Luke using the earlier ...

  9. List of Gospels - Wikipedia

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    Gospel of Thomas – The Gospel of Thomas (also known as the Coptic Gospel of Thomas) is a non-canonical sayings gospel. [4]Gospel of Basilides – composed in Egypt around 120-140 AD, thought to be a Gnostic gospel harmony of the canonical gospels.

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