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'''''La buona novella''''' [i.e. [[w:The Gospel|The Good News]]] is the name of the fourth [[w:studio album|studio album]] by [[w:Italy|Italian]] [[w:singer/songwriter|singer-songwriter]] [[Fabrizio De André]], released in [[w:1970 in music|1970]]. Its plot revolves around the [[w:New Testament apocrypha|New Testament apocrypha]], particularly the [[w:Gospel of James|Gospel of James]] and the [[w:Syriac Infancy Gospel|Syriac Infancy Gospel]](as can be seen in the cover notes).
'''''La buona novella''''' [i.e. [[w:The Gospel|The Good News]]] is the name of the fourth [[w:studio album|studio album]] by [[w:Italy|Italian]] [[w:singer/songwriter|singer-songwriter]] [[Fabrizio De André]], released in [[w:1970 in music|1970]]. Its plot revolves around the [[w:New Testament apocrypha|New Testament apocrypha]], particularly the [[w:Gospel of James|Gospel of James]] and the [[w:Syriac Infancy Gospel|Syriac Infancy Gospel]] (as can be seen in the cover notes).


Following the style of Apocryphal literature, the narration in the album focuses more on the human and less on the spiritual aspects of some of the traditional biblical personages (such as [[wikipedia:Saint Joseph|Saint Joseph]]), and gives more consideration to minor personages of the [[wikipedia:Bible|Bible]], who become the protagonists (for example, [[w:Penitent thief|Titus]] and [[w:Impenitent thief|Dumachus]], the thieves crucified alongside [[wikipedia:Jesus|Jesus]] (in other apocrypha such as the [[w:Gospel of Nicodemus|Gospel of Nicodemus]], an apocryphal gospel of the the 4th century A.D., the thieves names are '''Dismas''' and '''Gesta''').
Following the style of Apocryphal literature, the narration in the album focuses more on the human and less on the spiritual aspects of some of the traditional biblical personages (such as [[wikipedia:Saint Joseph|Saint Joseph]]), and gives more consideration to minor personages of the [[wikipedia:Bible|Bible]], who become the protagonists (for example, [[w:Penitent thief|Titus]] and [[w:Impenitent thief|Dumachus]], the thieves crucified alongside [[wikipedia:Jesus|Jesus]] (in other apocrypha such as the [[w:Gospel of Nicodemus|Gospel of Nicodemus]], an apocryphal gospel of the the 4th century A.D., the thieves names are '''Dismas''' and '''Gesta''').