As there is a story behind every man, there is also a story behind every book. The gospels take no exception to this. The story behind the gospels, however, is even more fascinating as it involves the experiences and participation of entire communities over a certain span of time. Fr Herman Hendrickx, CICM, who has a degree in Theology and Scripture from the University of Louvain, telescopes the story behind the composition of the gospels in these few pages.