Luke

Luke, the physician of Antioch and gentile convert of Paul, wrote the Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles before his death in A.D. 90. 121:8.8-9

Luke's strong belief in social equality guided his interpretation of Jesus' teachings, emphasizing equality rather than renunciation of possessions. 140:8.16

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Gospel of Luke

• Luke, a gentile convert of Paul, presents Jesus as friend of publicans and sinners in his Gospel, written in A.D. 82. 121:8.8
• Luke compiled his Gospel from accounts by Paul, eyewitnesses, Mark, Isador, and records of Cedes and Andrew. 121:8.9
• The episode of the widow’s son at Nain spread across Galilee and Judea, where many believed Jesus had raised him from the dead. 146:6.4
• Luke's account of the destruction of Jerusalem and the second coming of the Master on the Mount of Olives was greatly influenced by the apocryphal writings of Selta. 176:2.8
• Luke's Gospel is somewhat influenced by the Gospel preached by Paul. 121:8.9
• Luke delayed writing the Gospel due to Jesus' avoidance of leaving written records. 121:0.1 121:8.3
• Luke omitted Peter's night vision from his narrative because he determined it to be merely a vision. 152:4.4
• Peter's style in the Gospel of Luke hints at his energetic teachings found in the Gospel of Mark and his original vigor in the First Epistle of Peter, later modified by a follower of Paul. 139:2.12
• The reconciliation of dates of Jesus’ baptism indicates that Luke places the event in A.D. 26, when Jesus was almost thirty-one and one-half years old. 136:2.8
• Mark, Matthew, and Luke retain something of Jesus as he struggled to ascertain and do the divine will, while John portrays a triumphant Jesus fully aware of his divinity. 196:2.3
• Luke heard the story of the thief on the cross from the converted Roman captain. 187:4.3

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Grace of Lord Jesus Christ 121:8.8 — Lk 2:40; Acts 11:23; Acts 13:43; Acts 14:3,26; Acts 15:11,40; Acts 18:27; Acts 20:24,32; 1 Co 13:14.
• Friend of publicans, sinners 121:8.8 — Lk 5:29-30; Lk 7:29,34; Lk 15:1-2; Lk 19:2-6.
• A believed miracle 146:6.4 — Lk 7:17.
• Confusion of warnings 176:2.8 — Mt 24:15-44; Mk 13:14-37; Lk 21:20-36.
• Additions by Selta 176:2.8 — Mk 13:14-37; Lk 21:20-36.
• Parable of ten virgins 176:2.8 — Mt 25:1-13.
• Chronology of events 136:2.8 — Lk 3:1.

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Luke is linked in 9 paragraphs of the text.

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