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The Book Of Luke -- A Brief Overview, Part 1 Of 2
The third Gospel, the Gospel of Luke, is ascribed, by the general
consent of ancient Christendom, to "the beloved physician,"
Luke, the friend and companion of the apostle Paul.
Date of the Gospel of Luke.--From (Acts 1:1) it is clear that the
Gospel described "the former treatise" was written before the
Acts of the Apostles; but how much earlier is uncertain. Perhaps it was
written at Caesarea during St. Paul's imprisonment there, A.D. 58-60.
Place where the Gospel was written.--If the time has been rightly
indicated, the place would be Caesarea.
Origin of the Gospel.--The preface, contained in the first four
verses of the Gospel, describes the object of its writer. Here are
several facts to be observed. There were many narratives of the life of
our Lord Current at the early time when Luke wrote his Gospel. The
ground of fitness for the task St. Luke places in his having carefully
followed out the whole course of events from the beginning. He does not
claim the character of an eye-witness from the first but possibly he may
have been a witness of some part of our Lord's doings. The ancient
opinion that Luke wrote his Gospel under the influence of Paul rests on
the authority of Irenreus, Tertulian, Origen and Eusebius. The four
verses could not have been put at the head of a history composed under
the exclusive guidance of Paul or of any one apostle and as little could
they have introduced a gospel simply communicated by another. The truth
seems to be that St. Luke, seeking information from every quarter,
sought it from the preaching of his be loved master St. Paul; and the
apostle in his turn employed the knowledge acquired from other sources
by his disciple.
From: Smith's Bible Dictionary. Fair Use. Presented for educational
purposes only.
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