The Detailed Gospel Of Luke

The detailed gospel of Luke is written to Theophilus, (meaning, loved by God) by Luke, a Gentile doctor who was a possible slave and close companion to Paul. Luke wrote to Theophilus to prove with certainty that Jesus is God. The book of Luke, showed Jesus as God who paid attention to the women, the weak and the poor, and Luke noted detail before the miracles and after including the reaction of the crowds, which he described with the words, astonished, amazed, and wonder. Luke carefully researched as written in Luke 1:1-4, Jesus through the eye witness of the disciples and the intimate voice of Mary, as he retold her song of Praise in chapter 1:46-55.

The book of Luke is an extensive account of the life of Jesus, recording many more miracles than the other gospels including the genealogy of Jesus back to Adam and Jesus’ birth through His life, death, and resurrection. Luke is a marvelous storyteller who captures the life of the praying Jesus as the human Messiah in conflict with religious rulers, who came to free all humanity with His life and resurrection.

The Identity of Jesus

The identities of Jesus are Prophet, Christ of God, Son of Man, and Son of God are the names found in Luke 9:7-36

Luke records the boy, Jesus’ first words in the temple, “Did you know that I must be about my Father’s business,” this begins the slow unveiling of Jesus as the son of God who is God.

The gospel of Luke identifies Jesus as human. For example in chapter 19, verse 41, Jesus is seated on the foal of a donkey and He turns to Jerusalem and bursts into tears.

Core Issues of religious Rulers

Luke consistently compares the ones who get it with the ones who do not get it, revealing the foolish religious scholars, as in chapter 7, “All t...

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...tays with him. Zacheias is a bad con man. He restores 4 times and is happy to give all the money back. Seated on the foal of a donkey and He turns to Jerusalem and bursts into tears and says in Luke 19:42-43, and said, "If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace--but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side.”

Personal Reflection

Luke is the gospel of prayer, in chapter 11 we hear Jesus pray. Persistent friend at midnight who prays to the one who believes. The stone Those who should recognize Jesus don’t and those who do see are the ones that should not know. and don’t, parables and paradoxes, marginalized and the unlikely. Focus’ on Jesus’ ministry of Mercy. The blind man cries out have Mercy, The last miracle