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'''Luke''' was a [[Greek]] doctor who wrote the [[Gospel of Luke]] and the [[Acts (of the Apostles)|Acts of the Apostles]]. | '''Luke''' was a [[Greek]] doctor who wrote the [[Gospel of Luke]] and the [[Acts (of the Apostles)|Acts of the Apostles]]. | ||
Unlike [[Matthew the Apostle|Matthew]] and [[John the Apostle|John]], Luke did not observe the events of [[Jesus]]'s life first hand, but relied upon eyewitness accounts.<ref name="l">{{Easton|Luke}}</ref> | Unlike [[Matthew the Apostle|Matthew]] and [[John the Apostle|John]], Luke did not observe the events of [[Jesus]]'s life first hand, but relied upon eyewitness accounts.<ref name="l">{{Easton|Luke}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 23:33, March 25, 2008
Luke was a Greek doctor who wrote the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Unlike Matthew and John, Luke did not observe the events of Jesus's life first hand, but relied upon eyewitness accounts.[1] And unlike Matthew who wrote for a Jewish audience, Luke wrote for a Gentile audience.
Since Luke was a highly educated man, his gospel is very detailed and comprehensive. Archaeologist William Ramsay said of Luke:
Luke's history is unsurpassed in respect of its trustworthiness ...[2]
and
Luke is a historian of the first rank; not merely are his statements of fact trustworthy ... this author should be placed along with the very greatest historians.[3]
References
- ↑ Easton's Bible Dictionary, article on Luke originally published in 1897.
- ↑ Sir William Ramsay, The Bearing of Recent Discovery on the Trustworthiness of the New Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1953), p. 222. ISBN 978-0801076770 (quoted at [1])
- ↑ Sir William Ramsay, St. Paul the Traveller and the Roman Citizen (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1962), p. 81. (quoted at [2])