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Luke 1. 1 Luke's Preface. 5 Zacharias and Elizabeth. 15 What a one John should be. 20 Zacharias stricken dumb, for his incredulity. 26 The Angel saluteth Mary, and foretelleth Christ's nativity. 39 Mary visited Elizabeth. 46 Mary's song. 68 The song of Zacharias, shewing that the promised Christ is come. 76 The office of John.
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This summary of the Gospel of Luke provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Gospel of Luke.
The author's name does not appear in the book, but much unmistakable evidence points to Luke. This Gospel is a companion volume to the book of Acts, and the language and structure of these two books indicate that both were written by the same person. They are addressed to the same individual, Theophilus, and the second volume refers to the first (A...
The Gospel is specifically directed to Theophilus (1:3), whose name means "one who loves God" and almost certainly refers to a particular person rather than to lovers of God in general. The use of "most excellent" with the name further indicates an individual, and supports the idea that he was a Roman official or at least of high position and wealt...
The two most commonly suggested periods for dating the Gospel of Luke are: (1) a.d. 59-63, and (2) the 70s or the 80s (see essay and chart, p. 1943). The place of writing was probably Rome, though Achaia, Ephesus and Caesarea have also been suggested. The place to which it was sent would, of course, depend on the residence of Theophilus. By its det...
Luke had outstanding command of the Greek language. His vocabulary is extensive and rich, and his style at times approaches that of classical Greek (as in the preface, 1:1-4), while at other times it is quite Semitic (1:5 -- 2:52) -- often like the Septuagint (the pre-Christian Greek translation of the OT).
The third Gospel presents the works and teachings of Jesus that are especially important for understanding the way of salvation. Its scope is complete from the birth of Christ to his ascension, its arrangement is orderly, and it appeals to both Jews and Gentiles. The writing is characterized by literary excellence, historical detail and warm, sensi...
Although Luke acknowledges that many others had written of Jesus' life (1:1), he does not indicate that he relied solely on these reports for his own writing. He used personal investigation and arrangement, based on testimony from "eyewitnesses and servants of the word" (1:2) -- including the preaching and oral accounts of the apostles. His languag...
Luke's account of Jesus' ministry can be divided into three major parts: (1) the events that occurred in and around Galilee (4:14 -- 9:50), (2) those that took place in Judea and Perea (9:51 -- 19:27), and (3) those of the final week in Jerusalem (19:28 -- 24:53). Luke's uniqueness is especially seen in the amount of material devoted to Jesus' clos...
The Preface (1:1-4)The Births of John the Baptist and Jesus (1:5;2:52)The Preparation of Jesus for His Public Ministry (3:1;4:13)His Ministry in Galilee (4:14;9:9)30 s Not for h er merits: but on ly through God’s free mercy, who loved us when we were sinners, that whosoever rejoices, should rejoice in the Lord. 31 *Isa. 7.14, Mt. 1.21, chap. 2.21. 32 t Because he is the true Son of God, begotten from before all beginning, and manifested in flesh at the determinate time. 33 *Dan. 7.14, Micah 4.7.
and Titus to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me.’2 And again, writing from Rome, Paul sends word to Philemon: ‘Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow workers.’3 Luke makes himself rather inconspicuous.
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called Luke. Luke also wrote its 'sequel' The Book of Acts. He wrote them for this guy named Theophilus to give him eyewitness accounts to show how Jesus was the real deal. The Jewish people were longing for a 'Messiah', a king who would set them free from the Roman Empire. The good news is that God's plan is much bigger - it's good news
A. Luke the Historian 1. Verses 1-4 have several rare Greek words that relate to Hellenistic histography. Luke is trying to express his purpose of accurately recording what his research discovered about Jesus' His life and ministry. Luke was a well educated citizen of the first century Greco-Roman world.
