Originally Posted by Twistys Tim

They are supposed to be narratives of the life of Jesus, but they provide varying and wildly differing versions of his life. Imagine if four authors wrote the only book about the life of Winston Churchill, and all contradicted each other -- even stating he was born in a town that didn't exist at the time he was born. Then that book is secretly edited by a group who will NEVER release the original documents the texts were extracted from, and excluded many other written accounts of his life which they refuse to let anyone see; You might have problems understanding which, if any, were telling the truth.