📖 The Book of Luke
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Jesus the Saviour of all — good news for the poor, the outcast, and the Gentile.
Who wrote Luke?
Author
Luke
Written
c. AD 62
Genre
Gospel
Gentile physician, traveling companion of Paul.
Why Luke was written
Luke's careful historical account emphasises Jesus' compassion for the marginalised, the role of women in his ministry, and the universal scope of his salvation — which will reach to the ends of the earth through Acts.
Outline of Luke
- 11–2: Birth narratives
- 23–4: Baptism, genealogy, temptation, and inaugural sermon
- 35–9:50: Galilean ministry
- 49:51–19:27: The journey to Jerusalem
- 519:28–24: Jerusalem, the Passion, resurrection, and ascension
Key verses
Luke 1:4Luke 4:18-19Luke 15:20Luke 19:10Luke 24:27
How Luke points to Christ
Luke's Gospel climaxes with the risen Jesus on the Emmaus road opening the Scriptures and showing how everything in Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms pointed to him (24:27, 44-45).
How Luke begins
1Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
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