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Who wrote the Gospels?
The four gospels circulate anonymously; the traditional names appear in second-century attributions.
Debated
How it is argued
- 1
Traditional authorship
Early and consistent attribution across widely separated communities.
- 2
Anonymous composition
Internal evidence suggests later authors working from earlier collections.
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