(3-4) Luke explains the reason for the writing of his account. The world then, as today, longs for what Christianity offers: faith founded on fact. Luke wrote to a first century world that was burnt out on “if it feels good, do it” living yet it was offended by the crazy superstitions of most religions. But those who from the beginning would also include people such as Mary herself, whom Luke probably interviewed in his research for this history of the life of Jesus. Those who from the beginning were undoubtedly the apostles, who were with Jesus from the very start. Just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us: Luke tells us that the prior accounts of the life of Jesus were based on the words of eyewitnesses. ![]() Because he also wrote the book of Acts (which makes up the second volume of this Gospel), Luke wrote more of the New Testament than any other human writer did (assuming that Paul did not author the letter to the Hebrews).Ĭ. God gave this lone Gentile writer a great privilege. This makes Luke unique in that he is the only New Testament writer who was a Gentile. Colossians 4:10-11 and 4:14 show that he wasn’t Jewish, because he was not included in the group who are of the circumcision. ![]() Luke was a doctor and therefore a man of science and research, and this is reflected in his history of the life of Jesus. Luke was a companion of Paul (Acts 16:10-11 2 Timothy 4:11 Philemon 1:24) and Paul called him the beloved physician (Colossians 4:14). With the word us, Luke put himself in the community of Christians who believed and received the accounts of Jesus’ life. When Luke wrote, most Christians already knew all about the life of Jesus, both from the oral accounts passed on by the original disciples, and by the biographies that had already been written. Those things which have been fulfilled among us: The previously mentioned writings contain things already commonly known and believed among Christians of Luke’s day. Thiede’s findings are based on a careful analysis of the handwriting script used on the recently discovered fragments.ī. But the work of German papyrus expert Carsten Thiede (in December 1994) suggests that we actually possess copies of Matthew that date close to the very time of Jesus. Some researchers claim that the writings about Jesus did not come about until two or perhaps three generations after His death on the cross. ![]() This may be a reference to the works of Mark and Matthew (most people think John was written after Luke), and it may also refer to other biographies of Jesus not directly inspired by the Holy Spirit. Many have taken in hand: Luke wrote his gospel knowing that many had already written histories of the life of Jesus. Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us,Ī. (1-2) Mention of the prior accounts of the life of Jesus. But it is written for the man on the street.” Luke wrote so that people would understand Jesus, not so they would admire his brain and literary skill. Through this, Luke said to us, “This account has all the proper academic and scholarly credentials. But then, for the rest of the gospel, Luke didn’t use the language of scholars but of the common man, the language of the village and the street. They are written in refined, academic, classical style. Here are some free printable Among Us coloring pages.The first four verses of Luke’s gospel are one sentence in the original Greek.
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