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The canonical gospels are the four which appear in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]]. They were probably written between AD 66 and 110.{{sfn|Perkins|1998|p=241}}{{sfn|Reddish|2011|pp=108, 144}}{{sfn|Lincoln|2005|p=18}} All four were anonymous (with the modern names of the "[[Four Evangelists]]" added in the 2nd century), almost certainly none<!-- Do not change without first discussing on Talk page --> were by eyewitnesses, and all are the end-products of long [[Oral tradition|oral]] and written transmission. (This is the opinion of some scholars. Evidence demonstrates the gospels are a record of firsthand eyewitness accounts and not simply formed from later traditions).{{sfn|Reddish|2011|pp=13, 42}} [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] was the first to be written, using a variety of sources.{{sfn|Goodacre|2001|p=56}}{{sfn|Boring|2006|pp=13–14}} The authors of [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] and [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] both independently used Mark for their narrative of Jesus's career, supplementing it with a collection of sayings called "the [[Q source]]", and additional material unique to each.{{sfn|Levine|2009|p=6}} There is near-consensus that [[Gospel of John|John]] had its origins as the hypothetical [[Signs Gospel]] thought to have been circulated within a [[Johannine community]].{{sfn|Burge|2014|p=309}} The contradictions and discrepancies between the first three and John make it impossible to accept both traditions as equally reliable.{{sfn|Tuckett|2000|p=523}}