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Gospel
Gospel [M.E.,=good news; evangel from Gr.,= good news], a written account of the life of Jesus. Though the Gospels of the New Testament are all anonymous, since the 2d cent. they have been named Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John . The first three are called Synoptic Gospels because they agree in much of their subject matter, wording, and narrative order and so appear to be written from a common vantage point. Some Pseudepigrapha —e.g., the Gospel of Thomas—partly resemble the canonical Gospels. The solemn reading of the day's Gospel is a special feature of the liturgy in many churches. Formerly the Gospel (i.e., a book of the Gospels) was used instead of the Bible for the oath in courts in Christian countries. This sort of honor paid to the book resulted in some outstanding examples of illumination —e.g., the Lindisfarne Gospels (see Holy Island ) and the Book of Kells (see under Ceanannus Mór ). Sometimes the term "gospel" is used in a broader sense to indicate the Christian message of salvation.
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"Gospel." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Gospel." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Gospel.html "Gospel." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Gospel.html |
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Gospel
Gospel (‘good news’). (1) The central content of the Christian revelation, the glad tidings of redemption. St Paul's use of the word without explanation in writing to believers in Rome whom he did not know suggests that the Christian sense was already current. (2) The title of the books in which the Christian Gospel is set forth. This usage may derive from the title line of Mk. (1: 1). As there can be only one Gospel, 2nd-cent. superscriptions called the Church's books ‘The Gospel according to Matthew’, etc. The unique authority of Mt., Mk., Lk., and Jn. was becoming established in the second half of the 2nd cent. (3) The word is also used of the so-called apocryphal Gospels written in the 2nd cent. and later outside the Church. They are clearly historically inferior to the canonical Gospels, whose authority they never seriously challenged in the Church.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gospel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gospel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Gospel.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gospel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Gospel.html |
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Gospel
Gospel the record of Christ's life and teaching in the first four books of the New Testament; each of these books. The four Gospels ascribed to St Matthew, St Mark, St Luke, and St John all give an account of the ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ, though the Gospel of John differs greatly from the other three. There are also several apocryphal gospels of later date.
The word comes from Old English gōdspel ‘good news’, translating ecclesiastical Latin bona annuntiatio used to gloss evangelium, from Greek euangelion ‘good news’; after the vowel was shortened in Old English, the first syllable was mistaken for god ‘God’. Gospel side in a church, the north side of the altar, at which the Gospel is read, opposite to the Epistle side. gospel truth what is absolutely true (the related take something for gospel is also found). |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Gospel." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Gospel." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Gospel.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Gospel." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Gospel.html |
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gos·pel / ˈgäspəl/ • n. 1. the teaching or revelation of Christ: it is the Church's mission to preach the gospel. ∎ (also gospel truth) a thing that is absolutely true: they say it's sold out, but don't take that as gospel. ∎ a set of principles or beliefs: the new economics unit has produced what it reckons to be the approved gospel. 2. (Gospel) the record of Jesus' life and teaching in the first four books of the New Testament. ∎ each of these books. ∎ a portion from one of these read at a church service. 3. (also gospel music) a fervent style of black American evangelical religious singing, developed from spirituals sung in Southern Baptist and Pentecostal churches: [as adj.] gospel singers. |
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"gospel." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "gospel." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-gospel.html "gospel." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-gospel.html |
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Gospel
Gospel (Gk., euangelion; OE, godspel, ‘good news’).
1. The content of Christian preaching. 2. A book containing sayings and stories of Jesus. Since there was only one Good News, the four separate gospels in the New Testament were distinguished as ‘according to’ Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. 3. The reading from the gospels in the Christian eucharist. |
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JOHN BOWKER. "Gospel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Gospel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Gospel.html JOHN BOWKER. "Gospel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Gospel.html |
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Gospel (in the Liturgy)
Gospel (in the Liturgy). In the Eucharistic rite the reading from the Gospel proper to each Mass. It always occupies the last place (i.e. after the Epistle and other readings, if any) as the position of honour. In the Orthodox Church Gospels are also solemnly chanted at various other services.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gospel (in the Liturgy)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gospel (in the Liturgy)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-GospelintheLiturgy.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gospel (in the Liturgy)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-GospelintheLiturgy.html |
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gospel
gospel Central content of the Christian faith, the good news (god spell in Old English) that human sins are forgiven and that all sinners are redeemed. The first four books of the New Testament, ascribed to the Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, are known as the four Gospels.
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"gospel." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "gospel." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-gospel.html "gospel." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-gospel.html |
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