Introduction

Introduction

In their New Testament setting, the four Gospels stand under the singular heading “The Gospel” and are individuated, “According to Matthew,” and so on. The Gospel titles are almost certainly not original, but they are ancient. No other titles are known for the Gospels. The titles were adopted into the canon and signal that the books to which they are attached exhibit commonality and individuality…

Taken from Parallel Lives of Jesus by Edward Adams