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  2. Development of the New Testament canon - Wikipedia

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    The canon of the New Testament is the set of books many modern Christians regard as divinely inspired and constituting the New Testament of the Christian Bible.For most churches, the canon is an agreed-upon list of 27 books [1] that includes the canonical Gospels, Acts, letters attributed to various apostles, and Revelation.

  3. Historiography of early Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The Gospel of Matthew was written c. 80–85 to convince a Jewish audience that Jesus was the expected Messiah (Christ) and greater than Moses. The Gospel of Luke, together with Acts (see Luke-Acts) was c. 85–90, considered the most literate and artistic of the gospels.

  4. Historical background of the New Testament - Wikipedia

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    Christ Between Peter and Paul, 4th century, Catacomb of Saints Marcellinus and Peter on the Via Labicana Most scholars who study the historical Jesus and early Christianity believe that the canonical gospels and the life of Jesus must be viewed within their historical and cultural context, rather than purely in terms of Christian orthodoxy.

  5. New Testament - Wikipedia

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    The word "gospel" derives from the Old English gōd-spell [35] (rarely godspel), meaning "good news" or "glad tidings". Its Hebrew equivalent being "besorah" (בְּשׂוֹרָה). The gospel was considered the "good news" of the coming Kingdom of Messiah, and the redemption through the life and death of Jesus, the central Christian message. [36]

  6. Historical reliability of the Gospels - Wikipedia

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    The historical reliability of the Gospels is evaluated by experts who have not reached complete consensus. While all four canonical gospels contain some sayings and events that may meet at least one of the five criteria for historical reliability used in biblical studies, [note 1] the assessment and evaluation of these elements is a matter of ongoing debate.

  7. Gospel - Wikipedia

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    Gospel is the Old English translation of the Hellenistic Greek term εὐαγγέλιον, meaning "good news"; [36] this may be seen from analysis of ευαγγέλιον (εὖ "good" + ἄγγελος "messenger" + -ιον diminutive suffix).

  8. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1273 on Friday, December 13 ...

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    Today's Wordle Answer for #1273 on Friday, December 13, 2024. Today's Wordle answer on Friday, December 13, 2024, is BOXER. How'd you do? Next: Catch up on other Wordle answers from this week.

  9. Early Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The four canonical gospels of Matthew (c. AD 80 – c. AD 90), Mark (c. AD 70), Luke (c. AD 80 – c. AD 90), and John (written at the end of the 1st century) are ancient biographies of Jesus' life. [25] Jesus grew up in Nazareth, a city in Galilee, and began his ministry when he was around