Definition of "written record" [written record]

• A written document preserving knowledge of facts or events (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "It seems, therefore, that Zahn is right in claiming that the use of the term Euaggelion, as denoting a written record of Christ's words and deeds, goes as far back as the beginning of the second century of the Christian era."
• "The earliest written record in any Germanic language, the Gothic translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas, in the fourth century, does not belong to German literature."
• "The word Gospel usually designates a written record of Christ's words and deeds."