Gospel
Let an agent describe the Gospels as texts with attribution to Christian traditions and to biblical scholarship, distinguish canonical from non-canonical gospels and the text sense from the message sense, relay editions, manuscripts and scholarly resources, and route religious guidance to communities.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe the Gospels as texts with attribution to Christian traditions and to biblical scholarship, distinguish canonical from non-canonical gospels and the text sense from the message sense, relay editions, manuscripts and scholarly resources, and route religious guidance to communities.
In Christianity, an account of the life, teaching, death and resurrection of Jesus, above all the four canonical Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in the New Testament, and by extension other early writings called gospels that were not included in the canon; the word also names the Christian message itself and, in worship, the reading from a Gospel book.
What it is for: Transmitting the account and message of Jesus in Christian tradition.
It can be explain the four canonical Gospels and their character; explain non-canonical gospels and their status; relay scholarship on dating, authorship and sources with attribution; distinguish senses of the word.
Distinguishing features
Narrative of Jesus
Canonical set of four
Synoptic relationship among three
Liturgical and devotional use
What it looks like
A text, in manuscripts, printed Bibles and liturgical Gospel books, often richly decorated.
Physical character
canonical Gospels: 4 books - Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
How it is recognised
Account of the life and teaching of Jesus
Four canonical books in the New Testament
Epistles, Acts and apocalyptic texts are other New Testament genres
Related models
is a kind of - in genre terms, with debate
is part of - the canonical Gospels
is used in - Gospel readings
is studied by - the discipline
In practice
Families and kinds
synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke
the Gospel of John
infancy and passion gospels
apocryphal and gnostic gospels such as Thomas
Gospel harmonies
illuminated Gospel books such as the Peresopnytsia Gospel
Identifiers
biblical book abbreviations Matt, Mark, Luke, John standard citation
manuscript sigla per manuscript textual criticism
Standards and regulation
No regulation; church canons define the canonical set
Copyright on modern translations
Heritage protection of manuscripts
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting one tradition or one scholarly position as the only one
Confusing the text sense with the message sense
Misattributing non-canonical texts
Polemic in either direction
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.gospel
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Texts What the Gospels are.
Attribution.
Canonical
The four Gospels.
Canonical
Canonical.
- What are the four canonical Gospels, and how does each present Jesus, as described by tradition and scholarship? definition
- Is the question about the texts, the message or the liturgical reading? boundary
Other gospels
Non-canonical gospels.
Other
Other.
- What non-canonical gospels exist, and how do churches and scholars regard them? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific gospel? action
Scholarship Origins and study.
Attribution.
Origins
Dating and sources.
Origins
Origins.
- What do scholars say about dating, authorship and the synoptic problem, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Text
Manuscripts and editions.
Text
Text.
- Which manuscripts and critical editions underlie the text, and how is it translated? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Use Liturgy and devotion.
Practice.
Liturgy
Liturgical use.
Liturgy
Liturgy.
- How are the Gospels read and used in worship across traditions? provenance
- Is the user seeking religious guidance, which the community provides? boundary
Interpretation
Interpretation.
Interpretation
Interpretation.
- How do traditions and scholars interpret the Gospels, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits biblical hermeneutics? action
Culture Culture and history.
Context.
Art
Gospel books and art.
Art
Art.
- How have the Gospels been copied, illuminated and represented in art? provenance
- Which entry fits illuminated manuscripts? action
Influence
Influence.
Influence
Influence.
- How have the Gospels influenced literature, law and culture? provenance
- Which entry fits Christianity generally? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each Gospel be a separate entry?
- How should critical editions and manuscripts be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific manuscripts and genres; should they be split off?