Knowra Gospel Gospel A literary account of Jesus’s life, teachings, death, and significance. In Christianity, the term especially denotes Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the four canonical Gospels.
Jesus : A first-century Jewish teacher from Galilee whom Christians regard as the Messiah and Son of God. His life and significance are the central subject of every Gospel.
Synoptic problem : The question of how Matthew, Mark, and Luke are literarily related and why they share material. Their parallel passages invite explanations of shared sources and editorial choices.
Mark the Evangelist : The traditional name for the author associated with the Gospel of Mark. The earliest surviving Gospel is traditionally attributed to him.
Gospel of Thomas : An early Christian sayings collection attributed to Jesus, preserved in a complete Coptic copy and Greek fragments. It presents sayings without the continuous life-and-death narrative found in the canonical Gospels.
New Testament : The collection of early Christian writings that forms the second major division of the Christian Bible. The four canonical Gospels open this collection and establish its central narrative.
Synoptic Gospels : Matthew, Mark, and Luke, which share substantial material and a broadly similar narrative outline. These three accounts overlap closely enough to be compared side by side.
Two-source hypothesis : A model proposing that Matthew and Luke independently used Mark and a second sayings source, often called Q. It offers one influential account of the Synoptic Gospels' shared wording and distinct material.
Matthew the Apostle : One of Jesus's twelve apostles, traditionally identified as the author of the Gospel of Matthew. The Gospel bearing his name is traditionally linked to this disciple.
Gospel of Peter : An early Christian narrative of Jesus's trial, crucifixion, and resurrection, known from an incomplete manuscript. Its passion narrative shows how noncanonical accounts could recast Gospel events.
Gospel lectionary : A book or schedule assigning Gospel passages for public reading in Christian worship. Liturgical calendars have made selected Gospel passages recurring parts of communal worship.
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