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Luke the Evangelist is one of the Four Evangelists—the four traditionally ascribed authors of the canonical gospels. The Early Church Fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles .
- 18 October
- Padua, Italy
- Gospel of Luke, Acts of the Apostles
Mar 29, 2019 · So who was “Luke the Evangelist”? What do we really know about him? Can we trust him? In this guide, we’ll explore what the Bible says about him and how we know what he wrote, and we’ll answer important questions about his authority and reliability. First, here are some quick facts about Luke.
Mar 22, 2024 · St. Luke (flourished 1st century ce; feast day October 18) was, in Christian tradition, the author of the Gospel According to Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, a companion of St. Paul the Apostle, and the most literary of the New Testament writers. Information about his life is scanty.
- E. Earle Ellis
- Who was St. Luke?According to tradition, St. Luke was a physician and possibly a Gentile. He was not one of the original 12 Apostles but may have been one of the 70...
- Why was St. Luke influential?As the traditional author of two books of the New Testament, St. Luke had great influence in the development of Christianity. His Gospel According...
- Where is St. Luke buried?According to ancient sources, St. Luke was martyred at age 84 in the Greek city of Thebes. His remains were taken to Constantinople about 338 CE an...
Jun 25, 2019 · What Did Luke the Evangelist Do? The first to identify the Luke in Paul’s letters with the author of the Gospel according to Luke and Acts was Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons in the late 2nd century. Luke was not, then, an eyewitness of the gospel events. He edited traditional material of which he came into possession.
The Gospel of Luke tells of the origins, birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. Together with the Acts of the Apostles, it makes up a two-volume work which scholars call Luke–Acts, accounting for 27.5% of the New Testament.
Mar 7, 2017 · Scott P. Richert. Updated on March 07, 2017. While two books of the Bible (the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles) are traditionally ascribed to Saint Luke, the third of the four evangelists is mentioned only three times by name in the New Testament.
Luke was an able and deliberate historian, writing more than one-fourth of the volume of the NT—more than any other man. Modern research has vindicated the quality of his work. In legend, Luke was a painter. In fact, he was the recorder of truth that supplied the inspiration and subjects for religious art.
