Gospels

New Testament core

The Gospels are the first four books of the New Testament—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—each presenting an account of Jesus Christ's life, teachings, death, and resurrection.

Lowercase, gospel means any doctrine held as absolute truth: the gospel of free markets.

Gospel music is a genre of religious song rooted in African American Christian traditions.

To take something as gospel is to accept it without question.

canonical

Matthew

First gospel writer

  • MarkCommon masculine name
  • LukeMasculine biblical name
  • JohnCommon male name

synoptic · evangelists · apostles · scripture · testament · canon · codex · manuscripts · papyrus · verses

narrative

Jesus

Christian faith's divine son

beatitudes · sermon · crucifixion · resurrection · nativity · baptism · transfiguration · Lazarus · loaves · fishes

theology

messiah

Prophesied liberator figure

kingdom · incarnation · atonement · forgiveness · eternal life · Son of Man · Son of God · fulfillment · covenant · prophecy

geography

Galilee

Biblical northern territory

Calvary · Golgotha · Jordan · Bethany · Samaria · Judea · Sea of Galilee · Mount of Olives

apocryphal

Thomas

Masculine name meaning twin

  • PhilipHorse-loving name origin
  • MaryCommon feminine name
  • JudasArchetypal betrayer name

Peter · infancy · noncanonical · pseudepigrapha · Coptic · heretical · suppressed · rediscovered

Categories
Opposites
new testament genre

GospelsActs of the Apostles

Scripture documenting early Christianity

Revelation · Romans · Corinthians · Hebrews

religious truth claim

Gospelslies

Deliberate untruths

heresy · blasphemy · propaganda · falsehoods · fabrications

canonical status

Gospelsapocrypha

Works of doubtful authenticity

pseudepigrapha · Gospel of Thomas · rejected texts

Phrases
Family

gospel, Gospel

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