Editing Gospel (section)

==Etymology==
''Gospel'' is the [[Old English]] translation of the [[Koine Greek|Hellenistic Greek]] term {{lang|grc-x-koine|εὐαγγέλιον}}, meaning "good news";{{sfn|Woodhead|2004|p=4}} this may be seen from analysis of {{lang|grc|ευαγγέλιον}} ({{lang|grc-x-koine|εὖ}} "good" + {{lang|grc-x-koine|ἄγγελος}} "messenger" + {{lang|grc-x-koine|-ιον}} [[diminutive]] suffix). The Greek term was [[Latinisation (literature)|Latinized]] as {{lang|la|evangelium}} in the [[Vulgate]], and translated into [[Latin]] as {{lang|la|bona annuntiatio}}. In Old English, it was translated as {{lang|ang|gōdspel}} ({{lang|ang|gōd}} "good" + {{lang|ang|spel}} "news"). The Old English term was retained as {{lang|enm|gospel}} in [[Middle English Bible translations]] and hence remains in use also in [[Modern English]].

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