《新約》的四卷，記敘耶穌基督的生平和受難。即〈馬太福音〉、〈馬可福音〉、〈路加福音〉和〈約翰福音〉四卷，排在《新約》之首，約占全書一半篇幅。前三卷常又稱為〈同觀福音〉（Synoptic Gospels），因為敘事內(nèi)容大同小異。

    Any of the four New Testament books narrating the life and death of Jesus. The Gospels of Matthew， Mark， Luke， and John are placed at the beginning of the New Testament and make up about half its total text. The first three are often called the Synoptic Gospels， because they give similar accounts of the ministry of Jesus， often in identical language.