Gospel Of Luke
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Gospel Of Luke
Table Of Contents
Introduction 2
Body Of Presentation 3
Author 3
Date 3
Intended Audience 4
Purpose 5
Outline Of Contents 6
Theme Verse 7
Relevance 8
Bibliography 10
Introduction
Luke was not a Jew, but a gentile. He was a physician who loved people. The nature of Luke’s Gospel is indicated by the role of those from whom he got his materials. They were “ministers of the word” (7,Laymans). The book was written for a man named Theophilus, who was part of the Roman Government. Luke’s words touched Theophilus, drawing him closer to Jesus and who he was. The depths of Luke’s Gospel are to be plumbed by the response of faith (7,Laymans). This Gospel was written with a point of view in mind, symbolized by the calf, which to Luke meant that Jesus was sacrificed for he world to be save from heir sins. Luke emphasized that Jesus not only wanted the Jews to know the word, but also the gentiles, because he wants everyone to know about salvation and his love for us. Luke was loved by everyone and was thought to be a skilled painter. Luke also wrote the Book of Acts, which is said to be the sequel to the Gospel. Buttrick et al. (1952) says the book of Luke explains what Jesus dealt with, “all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up to heaven.”
Luke’s Gospel is one of the easiest and clearest to read. It is written in the literary form of secular Greek historians, and has a quality of language that reveals author to have been a man of learning. Luke was setting out to preach the Christian message in a form that would capture the attention of the intelligent gentile mind of the first century.
Body Of Presentation
Authorship
The Gospel according to Luke carries no direct statement about who wrote it. However, there are many indications that it was written by the one whose name bears: Luke, the doctor companion of Paul (14, Layman’s). Luke accompanied Paul on his journey to spread the word after the ascension of Jesus. According to Buttrick et al. (1962) Luke writes Iraneous. According to the Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible (1962) it is confirmed that Luke was the author of the “we sections”, because they are written in first person plural. These sections show that Paul is being accompanied by someone who could possible be Luke. This in itself shows that the same person wrote the Book of Acts, because of the writings and the style in which it was written. Luke was a gentile, for Paul lists him among his gentile friends...
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