Evangelie (from ancient Greek: εὐαγγέλιον - "good news") or Gospel, is the name of four biblical books of the New Testament. The Gospels contain stories about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ - his birth, earthly life, activity, Resurrection and Ascension. The time of the compilation of the Gospels refers to the second half of the 1st century AD. They were written by the apostles Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, also known as "the four evangelists". The four gospels complement each other and explain the life of Jesus Christ. The first three are called "synoptic", i.e. the episodes from the Savior's life to his death on the cross are written in the same sequence, while the Gospel of John is completely different. In the 9th century, the Gospels were translated from Greek into Old Bulgarian. The oldest surviving Old Bulgarian manuscripts are the Zografian Gospel and the Mariinian Gospel. The icon is in very good condition. The icon is hand painted on wood.