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| - | A '''gospel''' (from [[Old English]], ''gōd spell'' cf Germanic ''gut + speil'' "[[Good news (Christianity)|good news]]") is a writing that describes the life, ministry, death, burial, and resurrection of [[Jesus]]. The word is primarily used to refer to the four '''canonical gospels''': the [[Gospel of Matthew]], [[Gospel of Mark]], [[Gospel of Luke]] and [[Gospel of John]] although it is also used for non-canonical writings such as the [[Gospel of Thomas]]. | + | '''Gospel''' originally meant the [[Christianity|Christian]] message ("[[the gospel]]"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was reported. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words and deeds of [[Jesus]], culminating in [[trial of Jesus|his trial]] and [[crucifixion of Jesus|death]] and concluding with various reports of [[resurrection of Jesus#Biblical accounts|his post-resurrection appearances]]. Modern [[Biblical studies|biblical scholars]] are cautious of relying on the gospels uncritically, but nevertheless, they provide a good idea of the public career of Jesus, and critical study can attempt to distinguish the original ideas of Jesus from those of the later [[Early Christian writers|Christian authors]]. |
| - | The term "gospel" refers also to the message itself of the four gospels or of the whole [[New Testament]]. See the separate article [[Good news (Christianity)|here]]. | + | |
| + | The canonical gospels are the four which appear in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]]. They were probably written between AD 66 and 110. Most scholars hold that all four were anonymous (with the modern names of the "[[Four Evangelists]]" added in the 2nd century), almost certainly none<!-- Do not change without first discussing on Talk page --> were by eyewitnesses, and all are the end-products of long [[oral tradition|oral]] and written transmission. According to the majority of scholars, [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] was the first to be written, using a variety of sources, followed by [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] and [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]], which both independently used Mark for their narrative of Jesus's career, supplementing it with a collection of sayings called "the [[Q source]]", and additional material unique to each. There is near-consensus that [[Gospel of John|John]] had its origins as the hypothetical [[Signs Gospel]] thought to have been circulated within a [[Johannine community]]. | ||
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| + | Many [[new Testament apocrypha|non-canonical gospels]] were also written, all later than the four canonical gospels, and like them advocating the particular theological views of their various authors. Important examples include the gospels of [[Gospel of Thomas|Thomas]], [[Gospel of Peter|Peter]], [[Gospel of Judas|Judas]], and [[Gospel of Mary|Mary]]; [[infancy gospels]] such as that of [[Gospel of James|James]] (the first to introduce the [[perpetual virginity of Mary]]); and [[gospel harmony|gospel harmonies]] such as the [[Diatessaron]]. | ||
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| - | *[[List of Gospels]] | + | * [[Agrapha]] |
| - | *[[Toledoth Yeshu]] - an anti-gospel | + | * [[Apocalyptic literature]] |
| - | *[[Agrapha]] are the collection of religious sayings attributed to Jesus Christ that are not found in the canonical gospels. | + | * ''[[The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ]]'' |
| - | *[[Godspell]] is a musical based on the gospels of Jesus Christ. The word "Gódspell" is [[Old English|Anglo Saxon]] (ca 1000 AD) for Gospel | + | * [[Authorship of the Bible]] |
| - | *[[Good news (Christianity)]] concerning the content of the Bible's message about Jesus Christ | + | * [[Bodmer Papyri]] |
| - | *[[Gospel harmony]] | + | * [[Dating the Bible]] |
| - | *[[Gospel (liturgy)]] | + | * [[Fifth gospel (genre)]] |
| - | *[[Gospel (stage play)]] | + | * [[The gospel]] |
| - | *[[Gilyonim]] | + | * [[Gospel (liturgy)]] |
| - | *[[Injil]] | + | * [[Gospel harmony]] |
| - | *[[Four evangelists]] | + | * [[Gospel in Islam]] |
| - | *[[Bodmer Papyri]] | + | * [[Gospel of Marcion]] |
| - | *[[Acts of the Apostles (genre)]] | + | * [[Jesusism]] |
| - | *[[Apocalyptic literature]] | + | * [[Jewish-Christian gospels]] |
| - | *[[Christianity]] | + | |
| - | *[[Evangelism]] | + | |
| - | *[[Bible]] | + | |
| - | *[[Theology]] | + | |
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Gospel originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was reported. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words and deeds of Jesus, culminating in his trial and death and concluding with various reports of his post-resurrection appearances. Modern biblical scholars are cautious of relying on the gospels uncritically, but nevertheless, they provide a good idea of the public career of Jesus, and critical study can attempt to distinguish the original ideas of Jesus from those of the later Christian authors.
The canonical gospels are the four which appear in the New Testament of the Bible. They were probably written between AD 66 and 110. Most scholars hold that all four were anonymous (with the modern names of the "Four Evangelists" added in the 2nd century), almost certainly none were by eyewitnesses, and all are the end-products of long oral and written transmission. According to the majority of scholars, Mark was the first to be written, using a variety of sources, followed by Matthew and Luke, which both independently used Mark for their narrative of Jesus's career, supplementing it with a collection of sayings called "the Q source", and additional material unique to each. There is near-consensus that John had its origins as the hypothetical Signs Gospel thought to have been circulated within a Johannine community.
Many non-canonical gospels were also written, all later than the four canonical gospels, and like them advocating the particular theological views of their various authors. Important examples include the gospels of Thomas, Peter, Judas, and Mary; infancy gospels such as that of James (the first to introduce the perpetual virginity of Mary); and gospel harmonies such as the Diatessaron.
See also
- Agrapha
- Apocalyptic literature
- The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ
- Authorship of the Bible
- Bodmer Papyri
- Dating the Bible
- Fifth gospel (genre)
- The gospel
- Gospel (liturgy)
- Gospel harmony
- Gospel in Islam
- Gospel of Marcion
- Jesusism
- Jewish-Christian gospels
