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  • n  the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
  • n  the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
  • n  an unquestionable truth
  • n  folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
  • n  the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
  • n  a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance
News & Articles

  • A little honesty
    Some scholars of the Christian Scriptures insist we’ll never be able to get an accurate picture of the historical Jesus just by reading the four Gospels.
    June 15, 2013 - National Catholic Reporter
Quotes

  • Pope Benedict XVI in International Herald Tribune
    By revealing unknown episodes, the movie shows the humanity, the steadfast courage and finally John Paul's suffering, faced until the end with the strength of a mountaineer and the patience of a humble servant of the Gospels,Benedict said...
  • Elaine Pagels in USA Today
    Elaine Pagels, a professor of religion at Princeton University, commented that "the people who loved, circulated and wrote down these gospels did not think they were heretics."
  • Mel Gibson in CNN
    Gibson said the film "is my version of what happened, according to the Gospels and what I wanted to show, the aspects of it I wanted to show."

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