What does the Church teach concerning the historical accuracy of the Four Gospels?
The Second Vatican Council solemnly declared in Dei Verbum (no. 19) that the Church unhesitatingly asserts the historical character of the four Gospels. They faithfully hand on what Jesus, the Son of God, while He lived among men, really did and taught for their eternal salvation until the day He was taken up. The Apostles and evangelists wrote based on eyewitness accounts, oral transmission, and guided synthesis under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, giving us authentic testimony concerning Christ.
Sources
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 126
- Luke 1:1-4
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