Are there contradictions in the 4 gospels concerning the resurrection of Christ?

[Grailhunter]

This a lie. A title is given in every Greek Cursive manuscript of the gospels. The manuscripts which are all capitals seem to be forgeries. [And they have a differing title too.]

How were the titles of New Testament texts assigned

How New Testament Text Titles Were Assigned​

The New Testament books, including the Gospels, were originally anonymous and without fixed titles; their modern names were assigned much later, mainly in the late 2nd–3rd centuries, to distinguish between different versions circulating in the church.

Original State: Anonymous and Untitled​

Early manuscripts of the Gospels and other New Testament writings show no author names in the text itself. The Gospel writers did not identify themselves, and the books were circulated without titles such as “According to Matthew” or “According to John”
Some internal evidence suggests that Mark may have given his work a descriptive heading in the opening verse (“The Beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ”), but this does not name him.

Why Titles Were Not Original​

Scholars note that in antiquity, a title naming the author (“According to Luke”) would imply that the title was added by someone after the text was written, not by the author themselves. This makes sense only when there was a recognized need to distinguish between multiple versions of the same material.

When and How Titles Were Assigned​

• Gospels: The familiar titles (“Gospel according to Matthew,” etc.) appear in manuscripts only around 200 CE, roughly a century after the Gospels were written.
• This timing aligns with the period when the church was aware of several competing accounts of Jesus’ life and needed to identify them.
• Titles were likely assigned by church leaders, scribes, or later copyists to mark which version they were copying, not by the original authors.

Other New Testament Books​

Other New Testament writings (Acts, epistles, Revelation) also lacked original titles. Over time, they were identified by the name of the attributed author (e.g., “Romans” for the letter attributed to Paul) or by descriptive phrases, but these attributions were also added later, often in the 2nd–3rd centuries.

Summary​

• No original titles in the earliest manuscripts.
• Titles added later to distinguish between versions.
• Gospels’ author-based titles emerged ~200 CE, after the church recognized multiple accounts.
• Other NT books were similarly identified by later attribution, not by the original authors.

In short, the titles we see today are later scholarly and ecclesiastical labels, not original book titles, and they reflect the historical process of standardizing and distinguishing the New Testament texts as they were transmitted.