Study 1 of 2 · Why and how did Luke write his Gospel?

  1. Study 1: Why and how did Luke write his Gospel?
  2. Study 2: Luke's introduction

The life of Jesus up to the age of 12

  • Why and how did Luke write his Gospel?

    This article details Luke’s reasons and method for writing his Gospel, highlighting his careful, historical approach to compiling reliable accounts of the life of Jesus.

    Luke 1.1-4 (King James Version) :
    Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
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  • Luke's introduction

    First commentary in the series on the Acts of the Apostles, this article analyzes Luke's introduction (Acts 1.1-3). It presents Luke as the author of the two works addressed to Theophilus, raises the hypothesis that Theophilus was the one who commissioned them, and stresses the forty days of post-resurrection teaching on the Kingdom of God. These verses provide the transition between the Gospel and the history of the nascent Church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

    Luke 1.3 (King James Version) :
    It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
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