What Is The Purpose Of Luke's Gospel

Luke was a medical doctor, a missionary, and evangelist, a historian, a researcher, and the writer of the third Gospel. The book of Luke was written in a formal literacy introduction noting his purpose in writing, his methodology, and the attempts others had made in such writing. Luke is the author of the book and it was written in AD 60 in Caesarea. According to Hindson and Elmer Luke’s purpose is to give “an orderly sequence” of the events about Christ’s birth, life, and sacrificial death followed by his resurrection and ascension back to heaven. The occasion calling for Luke to write his Gospel was that Theophilus, and other new believers like him, needed a clear account of the life and ministry of Jesus as an aid to confirm his faith

I chose to read The Gospel of Luke for my project. It is said that The Gospel of Luke was written somewhere between 80 CE - 90 CE. The Gospel of Luke was written for Theophilus, who was called “Friend of God”. But The Gospel was also written for a wider audience, including converts and potential converts.

“In fact, one of the primary purpose of this Gospel may have been attempt to link the story of Jesus with the history of Israel. Any reader of Matthew who wants to go deeply into this Gospel must be alert to its Jewish background.”

In the first four verses, Luke gives a short but valuable outline about the nature of the gospel. He says he want to declare those things that are most assuredly believed

Luke portrays Jesus in a human like perspective, as a teacher to all. Luke shows Jesus lineage is traced back to Adam and Eve; Adam and Eve were the first humans so to trace his ancestors back to them is showing how he was born to parents just like you and I. Jesus is a teacher of human ethics, on how we are intended to live our lives. Jesus was the teacher of these things, throughout Luke he tells the story of Jesus and how he traveled from town to town, city to city teaching these ethics to as many people as he could. His focus was primarily on the poor, weak and needy. Jesus was focused on his impact in society as a whole; Luke refers to Jesus as a philosopher, social critic and social reformer. Luke shows how Jesus taught “But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not,

Luke was born a Greek and a Gentile, meaning that he was not of the Jewish faith. He is the author of the third gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. Luke also wrote the story of Jesus and the Christian community for Gentile readers. He would also accompany St. Paul on some of his journeys and share his sufferings. Most believe Luke was a physician and that he pioneered as an early member of the church

The Gospel of Luke has many important literary themes. One of the most significant being the equality of women and femininity. Women were prominent in Luke's portrayal of Jesus' life. Luke was one of two Gospels, out of the four, to include Jesus’ birth. He embraced the role of women and included many focuses of them in his writing. Women were exemplified as good examples, witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus, and were healed by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke.

Reading Luke is always an interesting book to read. I always enjoy reading and studying the Gospel of Luke. Finding throughtout my life that many scholars of the Bible taught that Luke was the author of the Gospel of Luke and a Gentile. I could never agree with them. In unit three we learned that Matthew wrote to the Jews, Mark wrote to the Romans and Luke wrote to the Gentiles. As a rule, people in general are quick to come to an assumption. Therefore, I was on the train of thought, that OK maybe Luke was a Gentile. However, I still can not agree that because he wrote to the Gentiles that made him a Gentile.

The story of ‘Jesus heals a Roman officer’s servant’ was written in he book of Luke and Matthew. The only Gentile Christian writer of the New Testament was Luke. Gospel of Luke is the third of the four Gospels of the New Testament, which tells the story of Jesus. Luke did not live during Jesus’ life, but he investigated his life very carefully. Matthew’s gospel was written just after Luke’s in 90 A.D. Matthew’s Gospel was written in Greek because many parts of the Gospel are the same as Mark's, which was also written in Greek. Both Matthew and Luke used Mark as a source. Matthew’s Gospel was most likely written in either Palestine or Syria. Matthew’s Gospel was likely written for Christians of Jewish descent. The message

According to Carter-Levine, “For some readers, Luke is an ancient feminist seeking to enfranchise women and erase gender distinctions’ (Pg. 69). What I found most interesting from our first set of readings was the idea that the Gospel of Luke may have been written by a woman. I do not believe this is the case; however, Carter and Levine do give good arguments as to why this may be. Luke talks about many women in his Gospel: Anna, Tabitha, Mary, Martha, Lydia, and even recognizes Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, as a prophet. I just cannot buy the concept that women were writers in this time period. It seems to me that women had a place and men had a place and even today, in that part of the world, women tend to certain jobs and

The Gospel of Luke is the one gospel that focuses most on the importance of faith and forgiveness. There is so much in Luke about faithfulness and the changing of the social norms and standing up for what one’s beliefs. The Gospel of Luke emphasizes our humanity and how ordinary it is for us to act in certain ways, such as doubting God and fearing for ourselves, and that anyone, no matter no faithful one is, can lose faith. Luke also reveals the cycle of losing faith and then gaining it back as we seek God fervently. In this paper, I will argue the importance of Peter’s denial in Luke 22:54-62 and how his denial was an extremely human action because being doubtful and fearful is completely normal, but also repentance and forgiveness are

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

Although the author of Luke’s Gospel is not directly stated, scholars agree that it was more than likely Luke, a doctor, Gentile, and companion of Paul. This was due to the fact that many early Church traditions identity this man as having written about Jesus. Because he was writing primarily for Gentiles who had come into the Church after Jesus and were not raised in Jewish religion or culture, Luke had to be sure to stress that the faith was accessible to all who sought it. A prime example of this occurs in Luke 7:1-10. Proceeded immediately by two parables about the importance of selfless belief and heeding the word of the Lord, the non-Jewish Centurion acts as a paragon of faith to be imitated. The Roman Centurion, through both the

In the Gospel of Luke, the main focus of it is that Jesus is for everyone. This can be seen in many different aspects of the Gospel. Starting when Jesus was born in the barn, to His resurrection, as well as when it was stated that He is the “Son of Man” (Luke 24:7). Luke was written by a Gentile Christian for a group of Gentile Christians. Just by these points it can be seen that Jesus is for everyone.It is telling the people

The gospel of Luke was obviously written for the Gentiles. Nevertheless, also featuring Theophilus, who was a lover of God, a