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Irenaeus of Lyon argues that there are four Gospels, no more and no fewer, as there are four winds: the earliest surviving statement that the Gospels are exactly these four.
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- EvidenceT7 PRIMARY DOCUMENT / MEASUREMENT; Status: ADDED 2026-09-30
- Letter eraTHE WITNESSES AND THE TURN 44 to 312 AD
- SourcesIrenaeus, Against Heresies 3.11.8.
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