THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW TRADITIONAL TITLE. Before the middle of the second century, we find the name Gospel already applied to the narratives of our Saviour’s life. Justin Martyr says: “The apostles, in the memoirs made by them, which are called Gospels.” The Greek word so rendered, which signifies “a good message,” “good new,” “glad tidings,” is found a few times in Matthew and Mark (e. g., Matt. 4:23; 26:13; Mark 8:35; 16:15) as denoting,
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