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nounone of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount
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noun(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
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- perry United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)
- gospel the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
- gospels the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
- nazarene a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome
- magi (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them
- evangelist (when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
- sermon on the mount the first major discourse delivered by Jesus (Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6:20-49)
- wise men (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them
- lord's prayer the prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13)
- commodore perry United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)