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Gospels

Gospels

5.4
The four books in the New Testament that tell about Jesus' life and teachings
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɑːspəlz/
translation icon : Evangelios
  • The teachings of Jesus can be found in the four Gospels of the New Testament.

Well, in the Gospels we have Jesus expressing anger.

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Examples

  • The Last Supper appears in all four gospels of the Bible, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

  • Yeah, Well, it's one of the key sub themes in the Gospels is the sub theme of the Pharisees.

  • But we have the four main gospels in the Bible.

  • Keep challenging people to read the gospels for themselves.

  • As an example, in the Gospels there are plenty of examples of Jesus healing people and telling them to spread the news.

  • Well, in the Gospels we have Jesus expressing anger.

  • I begin with what we know about the burial of Jesus of Nazareth from our earliest sources—the New Testament gospels.

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  • Many Christians read the Gospels to learn about the life of Jesus Christ.

  • In the Gospels, stories of Jesus performing miracles are frequently mentioned.

Synonyms

Gospel
vsGospels
46 4.2

One of the four books in the Christian Bible that tells about Jesus's life and teachings

is the plural form used to refer to those four books together
evangel
vsGospels
  • Literature
1 9.9

One of the four books Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John that tell about Jesus' life and teachings

is the plural form used to refer to those four books collectively

Compounds

The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke that tell Jesus's life in a similar way

Surface Forms

Gospels plural
Gospel singular

Morphology

Gospels = gospel (transparent) = gospel + s

Regular plural formation from the noun 'gospel' with no change in meaning.

Etymology

The word Gospels comes from the Old English word godspel, which means 'good news', from the parts god meaning 'good' and spel meaning 'story' or 'message'. So the four books called the Gospels are those that tell the 'good news' about Jesus' life and teaching.