Excerpt from An Introduction to the New Testament HE word gospel 9 represents the Greek efiayye'ktov, which originally signified the reward of good tidings, given to the messenger (od. Xiv. 152 2 Sam. Iv. 10, and subsequently good tidings. In the New Testament it has the specific meaning of the good news of the kingdom (matt. Iv. 23; Mark i. Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye and believe the gospel. This speedily became a technical usage, and the gospel without further designation meant the gospel of the kingdom (mark viii. 35; x. 29; xiii. 10, But it continued to be described according to its contents, its author, its medium. In respect of its contents it was spoken of as the gospel of Christ (rom. I. 16, rec; 2 Cor. Ii 12) the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Thess. I. Of our salva tion (eph. I. And its contents are described in 1 Cor. Xv. 1 - 7. In relation to its Author it was Spoken of as the gospel of God (rom. Xv. 16. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.