Luke

Title:1.English –

The Gospel According to Luke

2.Greek – kata. Louka/n

Author:

Luke

Luke 1:1-3 Luke 1:1-3 Inasmuch as Inasmuch as many have undertaken to many have undertaken to compile an account of the compile an account of the things accomplished among us, things accomplished among us, 22 just as they were handed just as they were handed down to us by those who from down to us by those who from the beginning were the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of eyewitnesses and servants of the word, the word, 33 it seemed fitting it seemed fitting for me as well, having for me as well, having investigated everything investigated everything carefully from the beginning, carefully from the beginning, to write it out . . . . to write it out . . . .

Date of Writing:

65 – 70 AD

Theme:

Jesus as the Perfect Man

Purpose:Luke 1:3-4 Luke 1:3-4 It seemed It seemed fitting for me . . . to fitting for me . . . to write it out for you in write it out for you in consecutive order, most consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus; excellent Theophilus; 44 so that you may know so that you may know the exact truth about the exact truth about the things you have the things you have been taught. been taught.

Christ in Luke:

1.Jesus as the Son of Man2.Jesus as the Willing Sacrifice3.Jesus as the Wisest Investment

Jesus as the Son of Man:

Luke 3:23 Luke 3:23 When He began When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of was about thirty years of age, being, as was age, being, as was supposed, the son of supposed, the son of Joseph . . . .Joseph . . . .

Jesus as the Son of Man:

Luke 24:30 Luke 24:30 When He had reclined at When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them. He began giving it to them.

Jesus as the Willing Sacrifice

Luke 9:51 Luke 9:51 When the days When the days drew near for him to be drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.go to Jerusalem.

Jesus as the Wisest InvestmentLuke 16:8-9 For the sons of this or the sons of this

age are more shrewd in relation age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of to their own kind than the sons of light. light. 99 And I say to you, make And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will receive that when it fails, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings. you into the eternal dwellings.

Jesus as the Wisest Investment

Luke 17:31-32 On that day, the On that day, the one who is on the housetop and one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out; and not go down to take them out; and likewise the one who is in the field likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back. Remember must not turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Lot's wife.

Luke 17:33 Luke 17:33 Whoever seeks to Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve whoever loses his life will preserve it. it.

Place in the Canon:Historically, Luke gives us many additional details about the life of Jesus.

Theologically, we are reminded that while Jesus is God, he is also human.

Devotionally, we should be led into a deeper worship of God as the planner of such deep mysteries as a God-Man who would save the world from sin.