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Gospels

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  1. The first four books of the New Testament, which tell the life story of Jesus and explain the significance of his message. Gospel means “good news” — in this case, the news of the salvation (see also salvation) made possible by the death and Resurrection of Jesus. The four Gospels are attributed to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.


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Figuratively, anything that is emphatically true is called the “gospel truth.”

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"The Christians we're hearing in Washington don't reflect the Jesus of the Gospels," one of the insurgents, Adam Hamilton, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

The illuminated manuscript depicting the four Gospels of the Christian New Testament has been described as "the work of angels" due to the complexity of its lettering and illustrations.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

Reading Charles Murray on the historicity of the Gospels was not, suffice to say, high on my list of expectations for 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

“The church is rightly concerned with preaching the Gospels, but it is also a worldly institution that has to pay its bills, and the new pope can help solve some of that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025

He still got to say all the lovely and puzzling things he said in the other Gospels.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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