The Gospel of Luke

Luke's Background

• Luke is considered a Gentile Christian
• Luke wrote his own account
• He wrote for the Gentiles, because of the society
• It varies on where he written it
• This gospel shows that Jesus was Loyal

More information about his Background

• The people he aimed for was those who are low in society
• He wrote the account in late 70's ad
• It was written to prove that Jesus is the son of man as well

How He started the Gospel

• He started his gospel by dedicating a passage to Theophilus

The Parables he Wrote about

• Don't Judge, Lest you be Judged
• Another is that a Tree is known by it's fruit

The Beatitudes

• Some of the beatitudes he wrote were
• Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of god
• Blessed for you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied
• Bless are you who weep now, for you will laugh
• Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude, insult, and reject your name, because of the son of man
• Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry.
• The Beatitudes were also written in Matthew.
• The Difference between the two is that Luke focused on the poor in society while Matthew focused on the poor in spirit

What Other Writing is Written

• The other book he wrote was the Acts of the Apolstles

More facts about the Gospel of Luke

• Luke refers to people who has written before him
• Luke was written from the perspective of Mary
• Luke is the longest of the four books in the synoptic gospels
• Luke used the phrase "Son of Man" 23 times
• Luke was a physican for a short time
• He died at the age of 84
• Finally Luke was able to summarized jesus' life in one verse in 2:5

The Importance of the Gospel Account Today

• This gospel is important, because
• It helps skeptics understand the church better

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