Introduction to the Gospel of Luke

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Theophilus

a patron funding the gospel or a literary device ("lovers of God")

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Other Writings

Familiar with other writings, maybe even other gospels

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"Orderly Account"

Other gospels were disorderly

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Gentile Audience

maybe written to Ephesus

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80 CE

Written in

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Purpose

Answer questions, Has Christianity failed

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Told in a three-fold drama

Act 1 (The Birth Narrative), Act 2 (The Long Journey and Teachings/Passion Era), Act 3 (Acts)

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Edits of Mark

Add historical details, along with fixing grammar and details, doesnt use Mark as much as Matthew

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Long Journey

Narrative, Galilee to Jerusalem

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Longest Gospel

Luke

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Unique Stories

many stories are just in Luke

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Worship and Prayer

Poems become liturgical hymns, Jesus prays more in Luke than any other Gospel

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Food (Banquets)

Important for Greco-Roman World, so Luke uses it; Jesus is even called a drunkard and glutton

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Marginalized

Jesus hangs out with the marginalized; the lesser play a major role; Jesus is for everyone, not just Jews

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Jesus is the Universal Savior

Son of Man (Mark), Son of God (Matthew); Jesus is sent for everyone and portrayed like Greek heroes (Philosopher, Benefactor, Immortal)

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Salvation in Present Tense

People are healed now, liberated now; possibly in response to Jesus not coming as soon as they expected

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Holy Spirit

main character in Luke and Acts

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Style of Septuagint

epic, Old Time-y and regal

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Poetry

Luke 1:42, Ave Maria

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Luke

Conpanion of Paul, mentioned in Colossians 4:14 and Philemon, Gentile

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Luke the Physician?

Inferred by description of things in the New Testament

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What do we know about the author?

Scholar, diverse vocab, sophisticated knowledge of Greek and Hebrew texts, either a Hellenist Christian or God Fearer, wrote both Luke and Acts, companion with Paul

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