Introducing the Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of Luke is the third of the so-called Synoptic Gospels in our Bible that each tell the story of Jesus from a similar perspective (viz. Matthew, Mark and Luke). Unlike the other Gospel writers, however, Luke does not finish his story with the resurrection of Jesus but continues the story for another generation, telling how the followers of Jesus took his message from Jerusalem to the heart of the Greco-Roman world in Rome. We know the second part of Luke’s story as the book of Acts (or The Acts of the Apostles). Together Luke and Acts make up around 20% of our New Testament.
Some of the best known parts of the Jesus story are unique to Luke – including the Christmas story, the parable of the Good Samaritan, the parable of the Prodigal Son, the story of Pentecost and Paul’s dramatic encounter with Jesus on the Damascus road. Luke’s presentation of the Jesus story is also unique in that he is most likely the only NT writer who is not a Jew.
Here are a few notes on understanding Luke's Gospel.
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