Luke Reflection

The book of Luke is the third gospel book in the New Testament. Luke was the Author as well as a Physician, the only Greek writer of the four Gospels. The theme in Luke is centered around the perfect man Jesus, as being Holy and Righteous. Jesus was also referred to as the Son of Man. The book of Luke speaks about the birth of Jesus to a Virgin Mary and how Joseph wanted to put her away for being pregnant before marriage to him.

The Gospel of Luke was written by a Greek- speaking Christian. It was not written to replace the Gospel of Mark, but as a new account written for an audience under different circumstances than Mark’s community. The church was becoming more Gentiles than Jews. Most people in Luke’s community were not familiar with the Jewish traditions that were referred to by many preachers. Many members of the community were well off as well. This community struggled to follow a church that had a Hebrew core. These issues are what influenced Luke’s writing. Luke wanted his community to know that they were all included in God’s plan for salvation even though in history the Jews would have been the first to know. A few of the major themes of Luke’s Gospel were: salvation for all, mercy and forgiveness, and modern

The Gospel of Luke is one of the four gospels as part of the new testament. Luke’s Gospel is dependent on other earlier writings, especially the Gospel according to Mark. The purpose of the Gospel is to communicate the life of God and promote the universal significance of Jesus Christ's’ story. Luke makes an effort to make his readings relatable to readers from different religious, ethnic, and social backgrounds. The reason Luke makes an effort to create an easily relatable story is to create a point of identity and entry into the story of Jesus Christ.

The gospel of Luke is an in-depth story of Jesus life, his purpose, his vision and his sacrifice; from birth to death Luke does an amazing job painting a beautiful picture of Jesus, showing his ancestry, portraying him as a human just like you and I. Luke does tell a lot of the same things as Matthew and Mark but a much more in depth description and explains Jesus identity, his journey, the religious leaders of the time, and his resurrection and crucifixion.

This book was written to record an accurate account "so that you may know the exact truth" (1:4) of the life of Jesus as the perfect Savior of the world. Luke puts an emphasis on the universal nature of God's dealings with the world. Luke also wrote the Book of Acts, an account of growth and expansion of Christianity after the death of

The Gospel According to Luke is the third and second longest of the four canonical Gospels. It tells of the birth, ministry, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ. Luke is a poetic book it opens with a song and closes with a song. The purpose for the book of Luke was to present an accurate account of the life of Christian to present His as the perfect human and Savior. Luke was a doctor and a Greek Gentile Christian. He was the only Gentile author and he also wrote the book of Acts. Luke wrote this book to the Greeks.

There is a relationship that Luke wanted with his readers. He wanted the desire to inspiration people and that his book was written for the unbelievers and to help Christians in their engagement with unbelievers.

An important book of the New Testament is the Gospel of Luke. The Gospel of Luke is only one technically only one half of the entire book. The other half of the book is the Acts of the Apostles. Both these books are believed to have been written by the same author as they both address the same themes and utilize the same style of writing. This book of this Bible covers the life of Jesus and includes key figures such as Samaritans, Gentiles, the poor, women, children, outcasts, and sinners. The Gospel of Luke combines these key figures and Jesus compassion and attitude towards them. The Gospel of Luke includes key moments in Jesus’ life and his many teachings, including his parables such as the Parable of the Good Samaritan and many others.

The gospel of Luke is one of the four gospels pertaining to the New Testament. The Gospel of Luke is the most extensive historical account of the life of Jesus. It was originally written for a certain Theophilus, probably a Gentile of high social standing, and intended to inform him extensively of the life and work of Christ. Throughout this gospel the person of Jesus is presented as the perfect Man who always lived according to the will of God. And the account that Luke offers us of his life appears divided in two basic parts: the coming to the world of the Son of God and the return to his glory. It narrates from before the birth of John the Baptist, until the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The parables in the Gospel of Luke are meant to be a guide for everyday living; this gives Christians a path to live their lives so as to merit the Kingdom of heaven. As God the Father sent His Son to earth to teach us how to live in His goodness, His Son teaches Christians through parables as written in Luke. Luke’s Gospel confirms that Jesus is the Son of God, thus dispelling doubts. Luke’s Gospels are part of the synoptic gospels. That means that they are parallel in stories with the gospels of the other two writers, Matthew and Mark.

Luke was a physician that followed the apostle Paul. In the book of Luke, it’s about the stories in their journey and telling the miracles that Jesus did when he was on Earth. In this book it starts from the birth of Jesus to Jesus’s ministry, and then finally his death and his resurrection! I think that the main purpose that Luke wrote this book was to see Jesus’s story and to see if we are worthy enough by faith, to follow him.

The Gospel of Luke is the most descriptive account for Jesus Christ’s life. Through this Gospel it gives its readers a foretaste into the birth and early life of Jesus and his disciples. Luke described who Jesus was as a person and what Jesus had accomplished through his life, death, and resurrection. This Gospel has various themes. Some themes are the parables, the role of the Holy Spirit, and the joy and rejoicing.

In the Bible, the four Gospels push different ideologies, views, lessons and different stories that center around the central figure of Jesus. The Gospel of Luke main themes center on Universalism, social justice, compassion for outcasts, the role of woman and the Holy Spirit.(Hauer and Young) These parables are able to connect to the context of when Luke was able bring these stories together in 85 CE. The Gospel was most likely written in Greek speaking area located in the Roman empire.(Coogan et al.) This time of stability allowed for the proliferation of Christianity and Gospels such as Luke. The passages that will be discussed will mainly focus on compassion for outcast seen in Luke 16:19–31 and warning against greed in Luke 12:13-34. Luke 13:6-9 focuses on a fig tree talks of the opportunities people and if they use them properly. Finally, the last parable is 7:11-17, which focuses on holy spirit and the possibilities for miracles and the importance of life. These parables in Luke are able to give a social justice commentary that can make a person feel compassionate for the poor and the reckoning they would receive in the afterlife if they didn’t follow Jesus’s teachings. As, well the story is able to push across a message that will everlasting importance to people. This has led to the Gospels of Luke becoming one of the main 4 Gospels and one of the most highly regarded of the Gospels. (Hauer and Young)

The last twenty-seven books of God’s Holy Bible serve as a fulfillment to the hundreds of Old Testament prophecies regarding the coming of the Messiah and the salvation of mankind. Sharon Chace describes the New Testament in her article in a similar fashion, writing, “the New Testament tells the story of how Jesus made a relationship with God possible for all people” (1). The four Gospels mainly serve to recount Jesus’ life on earth and His message of salvation. Each Gospel contains its own powerful, unique account of Jesus’ life, despite telling similar stories: one of these Gospels is the Gospel of Luke. Luke’s Gospel recounts Jesus’ story from birth to resurrection. Peter Briscoe exemplifies the importance of this Gospel and its author. He describes that the opening pages in Michael Mullin’s commentary pain a picture of Luke “as an evangelist. This explains, “why he has been so influential in Christian devotion, art and music…” (714). Indeed, this Gospel contains a detailed account of Jesus’ evangelical mission for His believers. Like a number of New Testament Biblical books, however, it is not without its confusing and debated passages. One such passage rests in Luke chapter fourteen verse twenty-five through twenty-nine, which reads, “Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. And

The theme of the gospel of Luke talks about the journey of the life of Jesus, Christ. His death, burial, and resurrection. Moreover, his ministry, teachings and parables. As a historian, and physician, Luke was not only eloquent in his writing about Jesus; he also took interest in his early life. The Gospel of Luke also depict Jesus as compassionate, caring, and loving. Likewise, Luke not only put Jesus at the heart of the Jewish world during the first century, but also at the heart of the Roman world, where with the Christian gospel exploded.