Luke,The Gospel of

[L. Lucanus or Lucas "light"]

Courtesy of James Earl Jones(Bible Audio)The Book of Luke


Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4-5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13-14

Chapter 15-16

Chapter 17-18

Chapter  19-20

Chapter  21-24

Background:The first 2 chapters of this Gospel contain several unique incidents related to Jesus' birth and early life. Luke traces Jesus' family tree to Adam, which underlines the emphasis on Jesus as the Saviour of the whole world.He stresses that Jesus is concerned for minority groups, for the poor and the oppressed . Other prominent themes are prayer,joy and the Holy Spirit. He often cross-references events to dates in secular history. He is also the author of Acts

Author:Luke, the beloved physician(1:1Col.4:14) and was the only one who remained with Paul during his second imprisonment(2Ti4:11)

*Both Luke and Paul have been suggested as possible authors of Hebrews

Date: Since Acts ends with Paul still in Prison before his release in AD62, we can assume that Luke was written before that date probably c.58-60

Recipients:Theophilus(1:1)

Purpose:

-Confirm the faith to him

-Present Jesus to Gentiles a the Son of Man who,though rejected by Israel,had come to save all mankind

Unique Features:

-Like is a product of exhaustive research(1:1-3)

-Most thorough concerning Christ's birth

-Containing 5 great songs and 3 angelic benedictions(1,2)

-shows a special interest in women(1,2;8:1-3;10:38-42;23:27,28) the poor(7:11-13;14:12-14) and children(2:39-52;9:46-48;18:15-17)

Comparison:

Eze-"Son of Man"(90x) representative of Israel;Luke God's representative

Mt,Mk,and Jn. See Matt.

Luke contains by far the most complete account of Christ's family background,birth and childhood

-Acts and Hebrews: whether or not Luke authored Hebrews , his gospel can be considered the first volume of Trilogy: Luke(Christ's earthly ministry);Acts(his ministry through his church);Hebrews(His High Priestly ministry )

Abbreviations:Lk./ Luk./Lu

MV:1Co6:9,10

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