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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. Tradition based on references in the Pauline Letters has ...
- E. Earle Ellis
Luke the Evangelist [a] 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. Prominent figures in early Christianity such as Jerome and Eusebius later reaffirmed his authorship, although a ...
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- Padua, Italy
- Gospel of Luke, Acts of the Apostles
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Mar 29, 2019 · Luke’s approach—especially as evidenced by his opening statement in Luke 1:1-4—clearly imitates the historical method, leading some to place Luke alongside the father of the historical method, Thucydides (who lived from 472 BC to around 400 BC).
Feb 3, 2023 · Saint Luke was a physician by trade and was known for his ability to write about the miraculous deeds of Jesus and the early church. He was a close friend of St. Paul, who wrote of Luke in Colossians 4:14, “Our dear friend Luke, the doctor.”
The Life and Legacy of Saint Luke Apostle, Evangelist, and Physician. Saint Luke, also known as Luke the Evangelist, holds a revered place in Christian history and tradition. Not only was he one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, but he is also attributed with writing the third Gospel of the New Testament and the Acts of the Apostles.
Feb 11, 2019 · Some credit Luke's training as a medical doctor for his attention to accuracy. Today, many refer to him as Saint Luke and mistakenly believe he was one of the 12 Apostles . Luke was a gentile, probably a Greek, as implied in Colossians 4:11 . He may have been converted to Christianity by Paul. He probably studied to be a physician in Antioch ...
We owe a great deal to the industry of St. Luke. Out of twenty miracles which he records six are not found in the other Gospels: draught of fishes, widow of Naim‘s son, man with dropsy, ten lepers, Malchus‘s ear, spirit of infirmity.
