The Jimmy Akin Podcast | Episode 046 (August 11, 2025)

In this episode, Jimmy delves into the mystery of how the New Testament understands the concept of “the gospel” and the surprising reason why the first Christians referred to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—which are obviously biographies of Jesus—as “Gospels” rather than “Lives of Christ.”

Timecodes
00:00 – Coming Up
00:31 – Intro
00:50 – 1 Introduction
02:07 – 2 Why a “Gospel”?
03:17 – 3 What the Gospel Is
05:37 – 4 A Puzzle About the Gospel
07:30 – 5 Putting the Pieces Together
11:39 – 6 The First Proclamation of the Gospel
12:55 –7 The “Messianic Secret”
15:54 – 8 The Suffering Servant
17:58 – 9 The Second Proclamation of the Gospel
19:34 – 10 Why Do We Call Them Gospels?
24:04 – 11 One Gospel, Four Gospels
25:05 – 12 The Gospel: Jesus vs. Paul?
29:42 – 13 It’s Not About Us
31:07 – Closing/Outro
32:02 – End