noun
Specifically refers to one of the four Gospel writers: Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. A Christian theological term.
福音史家マタイは、イエスの系図から福音書を始めている。
The evangelist Matthew begins his Gospel with the genealogy of Jesus.
Compound of 福音 (gospel) + 史家 (historian). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in Christian contexts to refer to the four evangelists.