What are gospels?

Answer 1

The term "gospel" has come to mean any authoritative document that is intended to describe the life of Jesus. Many gospels have been written, but only four are now considered canonical - part of the Old Testament. There is no evidence that there existed any sort of canon in the first century. The four gospels of the Old Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) were probably written between around 70 CE and the early years of the second century, but were never mentioned together until 180 C.E. Irenaeus, assistant to the first Christian bishop of Lyon, was the first to give the explicit formation of four gospels, and exactly four, around 180 CE. He said that just as there are four winds, so there must be four gospels. I don't really know who wrote the gospels. The word 'gospel' is taken from the Greek words meaning ' good news' and that is its biblical meaning. The Gospels are intended to proclaim the good news of Jesus' birth, death, resurrection and its meaning for mankind as a whole and for individuals. A few days ago, one of my friends purchased Gospel Bible Tracts books from, Gospeltracts.org who is sharing the message of Christ with all people worldwide.

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