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    The Gospel of Luke: A Modern Bible Commentary
    The Gospel of Luke: A Modern Bible Commentary
    The Gospel of Luke: A Modern Bible Commentary
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    The Gospel of Luke: A Modern Bible Commentary

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    There are lots of Bible commentaries on the Book of Luke, but BookCaps offers one of the first electronic Bible Commentaries for the modern reader.

    This commentary includes an introduction to the book (including the history of the text, the structure, and the themes), a chapter by chapter summary, and discussion questions.

    BookCaps Bible Commentaries are nondenominational study guides for people who are just getting into the Bible for the first time, or who just want to know a little more.

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    Release dateDec 6, 2011
    ISBN9781465916389
    The Gospel of Luke: A Modern Bible Commentary
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      The Gospel of Luke - BookCaps

      About BookCaps Bible Commentaries

      BookCaps Bible Commentaries are non-denomination study guides for people who are just getting into the Bible for the first time, or who just want to know a little more.

      Each commentary, looks at the historical context behind the book, the themes, who wrote them., and study questions. A chapter summary of each chapter of the book is also included.

      To find out more about this series and other BookCaps books, visit: BookCaps.com.

      Introduction

      Never has a book changed the world as much as has the Bible. When believers look at the gospels, they obtain a very close look at what Jesus was really like and what is expected of those who would follow his leadership in the establishment of a close relationship with God. The interesting thing about the book of Luke is that it was written by a gentile and not a Jew.

      The Author of Gospel of Luke

      As with other books in the Bible, we really do not know much about the author of the book. We do know that Luke and Acts were written by the same person, according to the work of many different scholars. In looking at Luke, we know that the book was written to Theophilus, possibly a Roman of some stature. Tradition has it that Luke was a physician, and a close friend of Paul. Holding to that tradition would make Luke the only Gentile to write a book in the Bible. (http://christianity.about.com/od/newtestamentbooks/qt/gospellukeintro.html, June 2, 2011)

      Luke is the author of this Gospel according to most of the scholars. We know that he is a Greek and from the language of the book, Luke is an educated man. We also know that he is a physician as in the book Luke refers many times to sicknesses and diagnoses. Being a Greek doctor would explain his scientific and orderly approach to the book, giving great attention to detail in his accounts.

      Paul and Luke were faithful friends, and they traveled together many times. There are some who would discredit Luke’s book as he was not one of the twelve disciples. Regardless of that fact, Luke did have access to historical records, and he researched and interviewed the disciples who were eyewitnesses to the life of Christ. (Luke was a faithful friend and travel companion of Paul. He wrote the book of Acts as a sequel to the Gospel of Luke. Luke had access to historical records. He carefully researched and interviewed the disciples and others who were eyewitnesses to the life of Christ, June 2, 2011).

      The Ppyrus Bodmer XIV is the oldest known manuscript accepts Luke as the author. Most scholars believe that the book of Luke was written by a traveling companion of Paul. There are things known as the we passages which indicates a traveling companion and Luke was that companion. A small number of people believe that Luke could have been written by some unknown writer, but if that were the case, the author would have had to be very well versed in Greek. Another thing that has been mentioned about the author of Luke is the fact that because there is so much about women in the book, the book could have been written by a woman, and that will be left open for discussion at a later time. It is sufficient to know that the book was written

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