DID YOU KNOW?
The answer
Four: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. But they weren't the only gospels written — others, like the Gospel of Thomas, circulated early and weren't included.
Why it’s interesting
Luke's own opening admits "many" had already written accounts before him. The choice of exactly four became standard by the late second century, and the rest fell away.
Scholarly consensus
You can know the Bible.
Not just the stories, but the history, authorship, and scholarship behind it.