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What do you know about the Gospel of Luke?

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Luke was one of four evangelists, men who wrote the gospels which bear their names. There are a lot of similarities between his gospel and the others but there are also a lot of differences. Luke was a physician by profession. He converted to Christianity after Jesus ascended into Heaven so he is not writing from firsthand experience. How much do you know about him and his gospel?

  • Question of

    What is different about Luke’s gospel compared to the other three?

    • It was written in Greek
    • It describes the Last Supper
    • It is written in chronological order.
    • It talks about Jesus when He was a child.
  • Question of

    Luke differs from all other biblical authors in that he was not

    • Jewish
    • married
    • martyred
    • present during the events he writes about
  • Question of

    Luke traveled with Paul on some of his missionary journeys.

    • True
    • False
  • Question of

    Luke addresses his gospel to someone named Theophilus (Luke 1:3). Theophilus means

    • God doubter
    • God’s friend
    • God seeker
    • Lover of God
  • Question of

    Luke used the following person as a resource for his gospel.

    • Mary, Jesus’ mother
    • Mary Magdalene
    • Peter
    • The apostles James and John
  • Question of

    Luke’s gospel describes Jesus’ Ascension into Heaven but does not include any version of the Great Commission.

    • True
    • False
  • Question of

    Luke’s gospel includes the account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead.

    • True
    • False
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    Which of these is true about the incident in the Garden of Gethsemane where Peter cuts off the ear of the high priest’s servant with his sword?

    • Luke does not say anything about it
    • He mentions that it was cut off but not that Jesus healed him
    • He mentions that Peter cut it off and that Jesus healed him.
  • Question of

    Luke also wrote another book of the Bible. Which book?

    • Acts of the Apostles
    • The Letter to the Hebrews
    • The Book of Revelation
    • The Acts of Peter and Paul
  • Question of

    Luke doesn’t mention any of Jesus’ miracles.

    • True
    • False

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Written by Gary J Sibio

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    • There’s lots of evidence that the gospels, in fact, all of the books of the New Testament, were written by the people whose names are on them. Hebrews is one exception because it contains no attributions. Decent cases can be made for a few possible authors.

      Keep in mind that the skeptics have a very weak case. The Jesus Seminar set out to purge the gospels of anything they didn’t like. If any one of the participants said he didn’t think Jesus would say or do what was in the passage, the passage was purged without further discussion. Not very scholarly, IMO.

      • I don’t think it’s an open and shut case – there are arguments on all sides about attribution, and no doubt the debates will continue.