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- Gospel(s)
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1) The ‘Gospel’ is the ‘good news’ about Jesus Christ as proclaimed in his life and teachings. The term ‘the Gospels’ refers to the first four books of the New Testament which describe how Jesus proclaimed the good news of God’s love to the world. The first three; Matthew, Mark and Luke are similar in shape and structure and are therefore termed ‘synoptic’ i.e. ‘look alike’. The fourth, known as John, is different in style and content containing a large body of discourse material. All the gospels tell of the Galilean ministry of Jesus and his journey(s) to Jerusalem. They detail the events of his trial and execution and all describe the Resurrection. Each gospel has its own interpretation and emphasis.
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