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Gospel vs Scripture - What's the difference?

gospel | scripture |

As a proper noun gospel

is (christianity).

As a noun scripture is

a sacred writing or holy book.

gospel

English

(wikipedia gospel)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of , concerned with the life, death, resurrection, and teachings of Jesus.
  • An account of the life, death, resurrection, and teachings of Jesus, generally written during the first several centuries of the Common Era.
  • A message expected to have positive reception or effect.
  • (Protestantism) the teaching of Divine grace as distinguished from the Law or Divine commandments
  • (uncountable) gospel music
  • (uncountable) That which is absolutely authoritative (definitive).
  • * Saintsbury
  • If any one thinks this expression hyperbolical, I shall only ask him to read Oedipus, instead of taking the traditional witticisms about Lee for gospel .

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To instruct in the gospel.
  • (Shakespeare)
    English calques ----

    scripture

    Noun

    (en proper noun)
  • the Aqdas
  • the Hebrew Tanakh
  • the Old and New Testaments of the Christian Bible.
  • the Adi Granth
  • the Avesta
  • the Book of Shadows
  • the Raelian Sensual Meditation
  • the Moslem Koran
  • the Poetic Edda
  • The Tripitaka
  • The Veda
  • the religious text of a given religion