The Gospel of Mary provides important information about the role of women in the early church, although it is missing six pages from the beginning, and four from the middle.

It was worth the time and effort, since in a rather obscure way these Gospels provided a philosophical basis for The Malloreon.

The 'Gospel of Nicodemus', a text appended to the 'Acts of Pilate', provides additional, though even more mythologized, details.

The Gospel of John provides the only account of Jesus washing his disciples' feet before the meal.

However, the Synoptic gospels do not require a ministry that lasted only one year, and scholars such as Köstenberger state that the Gospel of John simply provides a more detailed account.

The Gospel of John provides a different perspective that focuses on his divinity.

Neither Luke nor the other Gospels provide a description.

However, the Gospels do not provide details of Jesus' everyday appearance.

The visions give a detailed account of the life of Jesus from his birth to the Passion with more elaboration than the Gospels provide.

The Gospel of Matthew provides a specific meaning and intention for the name Jesus (as the one who "saves his people from sin") and indicates that it was selected by Heavenly guidance.