2007-02-14 09:32:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Gospel means Good News. It also means the gospels of St. John, St. Mark, St. Luke and St. Matthew. These four gospels are found in the New testament of the Bible. These gospels narrate the life of Jesus, His birth, public life, miracles, death and ressurection. They were written by people who like St. John knew Jesus Christ.
2007-02-14 23:47:51 · answer #1 · answered by hope 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gospel, literally translated, means "good news" deriving from the Old English "god-spell" translated from Greek εÏ
αγγÎλιον (euangelion) used in the New Testament (see "Etymology" below).
In Christianity, the term "gospel" can be used to mean different things, including:
to denote the proclamation of God's saving activity in Jesus of Nazareth, or to denote the agape message proclaimed by Jesus of Nazareth: this is the original New Testament usage (for example Mark 1:14-15 or 1 Corinthians 15:1-9; see also Strong's G2098);
more popularly, the four canonical Gospels, which are attributed to the Four Evangelists: (Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Luke and Gospel of John): the term "a reading from the Gospel" can refer to any of the 4 books;
other non-canonical works of antiquity that purport to quote Jesus (e.g., Gospel of Thomas);
a genre of Early Christian literature (cf. Peter Stuhlmacher, ed., Das Evangelium und die Evangelien, Tübingen 1983, also in English: The Gospel and the Gospels).
The expression "gospel" was used by Paul, probably before the literary Gospels of the New Testament canon had been produced, when he reminded the people of the church at Corinth "of the gospel I preached to you" (1 Corinthians 15.1) through which, Paul averred, they were being saved, and he characterized it in the simplest terms, emphasizing Christ's appearances after the Resurrection (15.3 – 8):
2007-02-14 09:36:55 · answer #2 · answered by nra_man58 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word gospel comes from the anglo-saxon "god spell", meaning "good news" and translating the Greek word "evangelon", which means the same thing.
2007-02-14 09:37:00 · answer #3 · answered by P. M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means Good News
2007-02-14 09:38:05 · answer #4 · answered by fatmac 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Good News of Gods saving Grace.
For God so loved the world that He sent His Only Begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him will not perish but will have ever lasting life.
Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil and that we would have life and have life more abundantly.
Our sin has separated us from God, but Jesus shed His Own Blood for the remission of our sins, and made a way for us to be reconciled in relationship with God. To be born from above, born of His Spirit, cleansed with His Blood, joint heirs with Jesus, to be part of the family of God.
2007-02-14 09:36:36 · answer #5 · answered by t a m i l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is from the Greek language. It is translated to "Good News" in English.
2007-02-14 09:35:30 · answer #6 · answered by Metroguy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good News
Gospel is NOT Greek, it's Anglo-Saxon.
2007-02-14 09:34:51 · answer #7 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A number of things, usually "The Good News" or "God's Word".
my personal preference is "A crock".
2007-02-14 09:36:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a word people use to refer to the Bible or parts of it.
a messege concerning Jesus Christ
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2007-02-14 09:36:16 · answer #9 · answered by ommie 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
good news
2007-02-14 09:41:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋