Juvencusâ Evangeliorum libri IV or The Four Books of the Gospels is a verse rendering of the gospel narrative written ca. 330 CE. Consisting of around 3200 hexameter lines it is the first of the Latin Biblical epics to appear in antiquity and the first classicizing hexameter poem on a Christian topic to appear in the western tradition. As such it is an important text in literary and cultural history. This is the first English translation of the entire poem. The lack of a full English translation has kept many scholars and students particularly those outside of Classics and many educated general readers from discovering it. With a thorough introduction to aid in the interpretation and appreciation of the text this clear and accessible English translation will enable a clearer understanding of the importance of Juvencusâ work to later Latin poetry and to the early Church. . Language: English