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Luke, the Man

He is Grecian
His name is Grecian
His use of the Greek language is highly polished
He addresses his books to Theophilus, a Greek
He presents Jesus to the Grecian point of view
He quotes from the Septuagint
He is the only Gentile writer of the N.T.
His writing appears in the 3rd 5th books of the
N.T. he himself appears first in Acts 16 his
name appears first in Colossians 4
Early tradition states that he was from Antioch
Refined, cultured, educated, linguistic, wealthy

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Luke, the Beloved Physician (Col. 414)

While their practice of medicine may have been
crude by our standards, it was not primitive
The advanced physicians of Egypt performed
intricate surgeries incl. boring through a skull
to relieve pressure from concussion or tumor,
lancing of boils, etc.
Had general knowledge of herbal medicines for
ailments, such as indigestion, constipation,
sleeplessness, etc.
Greek physicians practiced in the tradition of
the noble Hippocrates
It is believed that Luke may have been a native
of Antioch and studied in their Medical School
Doctors had a wide range of knowledge

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Luke, the Beloved Physician (Col. 414)

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Luke, the Beloved Physician (Col. 414)

Surely he ministered to Pauls medical needs
Through all his shipwrecks, beatings,
imprisonments, etc.
Probably preserved extended Pauls tortured
life
According to Pliny (1st-century writer)
The practice of medicine was the most lucrative
of all the professions of his day.
Luke sacrificed considerably to use his
occupation as a physician for his vocation as a
Christian ministerwilling to suffer unrelenting
hardships to serve God
He was the first medical missionary

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Luke, the Careful Historian

Luke is only mentioned three times by name in
N.T.
Yet, he was trusted by God to write more of the
N.T. than any other writer (depending on Hebrews)
A Gentile writing to Gentile readers
He explains the simplest Jewish matters (ex.
Feast of Unleavened Bread also called Passover,
221)
Uses Greek names (Master, Calvary, etc.) instead
of Hebrew names (Rabbi, Golgotha, etc.)
He traces Jesus genealogy to Adam not Abraham
Presented Jesus, not as the Messiah or a servant,
but as the perfect Son of Man, the ideal man
(appeal to Greeks)
Depicts Christ as the Redeemer of the whole world
the gospel salvation are for everyone (not
just Jews)

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Luke, the Careful Historian

He gave careful attention to detail and order
thus, he stated his purpose in writing in Luke
11-4
He was a reliable historian, recording rulers,
provinces and districts without mistake. He
knew
Cyprus, Achaia Asia were senatorial provinces
governed by proconsuls (Acts 137 1812 1938)
The chief magistrates of Thessalonica were called
politarchs (Acts 176, 8)
The leading men of Ephesus were Asiarchs (Ac.
1931)
110 persons are named in Acts Every person is
found just where he ought to beLukes history is
unsurpassed in respect to its trustworthiness
(William Ramsay, who spent 34 years proving the
historical reliability of Luke).

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Luke, the Careful Historian

He had a great command of the Greek language
The first four verses of the gospel of Luke are
considered to be the purest Greek in the N.T.,
written in perfect literary structure
He has a larger vocabulary than any other N.T.
writer, using nearly 800 words that occur nowhere
else in N.T.
Many have called the gospel of Luke, The most
beautiful book ever written.
Luke also provides a glimpse of inspiration
Luke 11-4 he was not an eyewitness
Acts 11-3 he only witnessed some events in
Acts
Nearly 1/3 of his gospel is peculiar to his
gospel alone

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Luke, the Compassionate Humanitarian

We learn something of the tender-hearted
character of Luke in the way He depicts Jesus and
the people-oriented style of his writing
In drawing attention to the humanity of Jesus, he
shows His true compassion

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Luke, the Compassionate Humanitarian

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Luke, the Compassionate Humanitarian

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Luke, the Compassionate Humanitarian

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Luke, the Loyal Companion

All that we know about Luke relates to his
involvement in spreading the gospel.
His books were written to convince convert
sinners
He was a co-worker with Paul
As a travel companion of Paul
Luke is first mentioned (although not by name) in
Acts 1610, when Pauls company left Troas for
Philippi, where it seems Luke stayed (1640)
He rejoins Paul near the end of his 3rd
missionary journey when leaving Philippi (205-6)
Traveled with Paul to Jerusalem (ch. 21)
Likely ministered to Paul during 2-year
imprisonment in Caesarea (2427)
Accompanied Paul on sojourn to Rome remained
with him during imprisonment there (ch. 27-28)

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Luke, the Loyal Companion

During Pauls first Roman imprisonment, Luke was
with him
Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you
(Col. 414).
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus,
greets you, as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke,
my fellow laborers (Phile. 23-24).
During Pauls second Roman imprisonment
all forsook me (2 Tim. 416)
Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present
world, and has departed for Thessalonica (2 Tim.
410).
Only Luke is with me (2 Tim. 411).

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Luke, the Loyal Companion