Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED! Jesu Jevu.
Luke, and just who is Luke. Many of us know him as the author of Luke,
but he also wrote Acts. Luke was written around 63 A.D. and probably
during his time with Paul in Rome; possibly the 2 years at Caesarea.
The written authorities believe strongly that Luke wrote Acts because
of the similarity of writing stylers and vocabulary in both books.
Luke was not an apostle, and not present with Jesus during His ministry
and probably not a believer until after Jesus' resurrection. Luke was
a physician and paid attention to detail and many eyewitness accounts.
This makes him credible as a historian for the life, death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Okay, so who is Luke. First,
Luke was/is a gentile and his Greek name is Loukas. Second, he is a
physician; we know this because Paul referred to him as "the beloved
physician" in Colossians 4:14.
Next Luke was a humble man;
he never addresses himself as the author of his books or by name as one
of Paul's travel companions.
Luke did meet with some of the
apostles and gathered information and he was inspired and led by the
Holy Spirit. We also can assume that Luke knew Matthew and Mark. Why?
Luke traveled with Paul; Mark traveled with Paul so they knew each
other. Also Mark and Matthew knew each other so it is safe to believe
that Matthew and Luke knew each other.
BIGGY HERE - Paul
tells us in 2 Timothy 4 that only Luke remained with him until his
death. Luke was not the first to write about Jesus, he only wanted to
share the truth that had already been written but for a bigger audience,
gentiles probably. Luke was an evangelist, a historian, a physician, a
pastor, a missionary, a companion, a brother, and a theologian. He
wanted to share the EXACT truth concerning Jesus Christ and the plan of salvation.
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