new testament the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
synoptic gospels,
synoptics the first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's life from a similar point of view
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folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
doo-wop a genre (usually a cappella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the backup
gospel -
a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"
gospel -
an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel"
original sin a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam; "Adam and Eve committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden"
confession (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
ahimsa a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence
tenet,
dogma a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma"
ecumenicalism,
ecumenicism,
ecumenism (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity
gospel -
The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of of Matthew, of Mark, of Luke and of John, concerned with the life, death, resurrection, and teachings of Jesus.
gospel -
An account of the life, death, resurrection, and teachings of Jesus, generally written during the first several centuries of the Common Era.
gospel -
A message expected to have positive reception or effect.
gospel -
The teaching of Divine grace as distinguished from the Law or Divine commandments.
A gospel (from Old English, gōd spell cf Germanic gut + speil "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. The term "gospel" refers also to the message itself of the four gospels or of the whole New Testament.
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gospel The written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group.
gospel A religious book that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
