Both Uses of
gospel
in
Crime and Punishment
- It's in the fourth gospel," she whispered sternly, without looking at him.†
Chpt 4.4 *
- She jumped up from time to time, wept and wrung her hands, then sank again into feverish sleep and dreamt of Polenka, Katerina Ivanovna and Lizaveta, of reading the gospel and him…. him with pale face, with burning eyes…. kissing her feet, weeping.†
Chpt 4.4
Definition:
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(gospel as in: gospel of the Bible) the religious teachings of Jesus
or:
one of the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that Christian's believe tell the story of Jesus Christ's life and teachings