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The Book Of Luke Essay

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Luke According to Hindson and Towns, Luke was a gentile from Syrian Antioch and was a brother of Titus. There is little documented information concerning the beginning of Luke’s life, and the exact date of his birth is unknown. The Bible does say that Luke was a well-educated physician and a companion to Paul who taught him the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Luke spent a lot of time with Paul and accompanied him on many of his trips to preach the Gospel. Luke authored the Biblical books of Luke and Acts and was the only Gentile to write any Biblical books. In the book of Luke, Luke tells the story of Jesus’s life on earth and highlights Jesus’s compassion and the role of women in his ministry. Luke himself was not alive during the days that Jesus …show more content…

The main characters in Philippians include the author himself, Paul, Timothy, Epaphroditus, Euodia, Syntyche, and most importantly Jesus Christ. Timothy was staying with Paul while he was in prison and Paul had planned to send Timothy back to Philippi to the church to deliver his letter to the people. Epaphroditus had also desired to return to Philippi but was sick and dying. The Lord healed Epaphroditus so that he could travel to Philippi. Paul’s main intent in writing his letter was to express his thanks and appreciation to God for the Philippians and to provide them with words of encouragement. Ten years prior to the letter, Paul was obeying a vision to preach the gospel in Europe and established the church of Philippi (Acts 16). Paul’s letter to the Philippians affirmed that Christians have the opportunity to experience true joy if they adopt an attitude of remembrance, prayer, selflessness, confidence, unity, humility, evangelism, servitude, gratitude, commitment, joy and support (Hindson & Towns, 2013). In the final chapter of Philippians, Paul urges the Philippians to help Edodia and Syntyche, two women who were arguing, to agree in the Lord (Philippians

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