Evangelists

Evangelists
The four writers of the gospels, the first four books of the New Testament.

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  • Evangelists — may refer to:* the Four Evangelists * Evangelism * Evangelicalism …   Wikipedia

  • Evangelists —    The Evangelists were the writers of the Gospels, the first four books in the New Testament where the story of Christ is told. In the medieval era, the Evangelists were represented symbolically, with the winged man denoting Matthew, the lion… …   Dictionary of Renaissance art

  • Evangelists of the Worldwide Church of God — Historically, an evangelist was the highest ranking minister in the Worldwide Church of God under the pastor general, Herbert W. Armstrong from 1934 to 1986, and Joseph W. Tkach, from 1986 until 1985. The term evangelist is no longer used as a… …   Wikipedia

  • Evangelists — The authors of the four Gospels: St. Matthew, whose symbol is a winged face of man; St. Mark, a winged lion; St. Luke, a winged ox; and St. John, a winged eagle …   Dictionary of church terms

  • Evangelists —    The name given to the writers of the four Gospels …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • evangelists — e van·ge·list || lɪst n. one who preaches the Christian gospel; any of the writers of the four Gospels …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Evangelists —    The four writers of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Frequently, they are represented in works of art by their conventional symbols: an angel, a lion, an ox, and an eagle …   Glossary of Art Terms

  • evangelists, the four —  Евангелиста четыре …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

  • Four Evangelists — The Four Evangelists refers to the authors of the four Gospel accounts in the New Testament that bear the following ancient titles: *Gospel according to Matthew (Greek: Εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Ματθαίον), *Gospel according to Mark (Greek: Εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ… …   Wikipedia

  • itinerant evangelists (Protestant) — Itinerant evangelists have been the primary agency by which Christianity (Protestantism) has spread since about 1980. Travelling evangelists, who bring the gospel to a community and stay a few days or weeks before moving on, represent both the… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

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