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  • noun Plural form of Evangelist.

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  • A.St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke and St. John are called Evangelists, because they wrote the four Gospels bearing their names, and Evangelia is the Latin name for Gospels.

    Baltimore Catechism No. 3 (of 4) Anonymous

  • But apart from the complexities of attempted combination of the narratives, the main point in all the Evangelists is the disbelief of the disciples, 'Idle tales,' said they, using a very strong word which appears only here in the New Testament, and likens the eager story of the excited women to a sick man's senseless ramblings.

    Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke Alexander Maclaren 1868

  • Abu Bakr, Omar, Othman and Ali, and some of the companions [3] known as the Evangelists of Islam.

    Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature F. F. Arbuthnot 1867

  • In fact only one of the Evangelists was a contemporary of Christ.

    timesofmalta.com 2009

  • In fact only one of the Evangelists was a contemporary of Christ.

    timesofmalta.com 2009

  • The reference to the author and the occasion of writing is omitted, while the 'Evangelists' are introduced by the side of 'the Law and the

    Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" Joseph Barber Lightfoot 1858

  • 'Evangelists' accused of stealing from Tenn. homes

    Boston.com Most Popular 2009

  • 'Evangelists' accused of stealing from Tenn. homes

    phillyBurbs.com: Home RSS feed 2009

  • News User Buzzed Up: 'Evangelists' accused of stealing from Tenn. homes (AP) 21 seconds ago 2009-02-05T05: 09: 22-08: 00

    Yahoo! News: Top Stories 2009

  • If the choice is "Evangelists" and "subservience" versus getting "compensated" to bear children, well, show one flash of a Tammy Faye Baker photo or play two minutes of a Jimmy Swaggart sermon and you'll have every voting women of child-bearing age herded into the arms of tax-payer funded pre / post natal care - this, in addition to the paid daycare, medicare and primary and secondary education that taxpayers already provide.

    Belmont Club 2009

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