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The earliest reference to the four canonical gospel comes from Irenaeus, who also references the at that time decades old Gospel of Marcion. The early church is
by legulere 3y ago
The earliest reference to the four canonical gospel comes from Irenaeus, who also references the at that time decades old Gospel of Marcion. The early church is not a reliable source about this, because it's strongly against Marcion.