Transcript Intro to Luke and genealogy

THE Gospel
According to Luke
The Gospel of Lk.
• Date: 85, give or take five to ten
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years
It is the longest of the four gospels
Yet it is only half of the great Lucan
writings
 It was originally joined to Acts as
part of a two-volume work that in
length constitutes over one
quarter of the NT
• A narrative that blends
together the story of Jesus
and that of the early church.
• Only Lk. And Jh.
Write a few verses
explaining reflectively
what they think they
are bout.
Sources
• The source for all this
writing is a previous
generation: “the
original eyewitnesses
and ministers of the
word.”
• Mark
•Q
• Special L
The author by traditional attribution
• Luke
• 3 references in the NT
 Phlm 24; Col 4:14; II Tim
4:11
• A physician
 Technical medical
language
• Possibly a convert of St. Paul
 Acts of the Apostles
• Fellow worker and traveling
companion of Paul.
The author detectable from contents
• Greek-speaking Gentile Christian
• Well-educated person
• Skilled writer
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 Writes an introduction
 sophisticated grammar and writing
style
 Contrasts with Mark’s simple
grammar and style
Knew the Jewish Scriptures in Greek
Was not an eyewitness of Jesus’
ministry.
Convert to Judaism before he became
a Christian
Writes to Theophilus
Theophilus
 Name means lover of
God/beloved of God
 Lk. calls him “most
excellent” on three
occasions.
• Each of them in
reference to a
governor of a
Roman province
 Some scholars argues
that Lk’s 2 volumes
were written for a
Roman administrative
official.
Luke’s Community
• Some Jews
• Many “pagans” who have
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become Christians
Luke needs to make Jesus’
story relevant to them
 Jesus came not only for Jewish
community and in the Jewish
tradition but for all
• Jesus is the Son of God
 Not difficult for “pagans” to
understand
 A number of Greco-Roman gods
had one human and one Divine
parent
Luke’s Genealogy
• Starts w/ Adam and Eve
 Symbolizes a lineage from
the father and mother of all
human beings
 Implication - God is Adam
and Eve’s parent, therefore
Jesus’ parent, and the parent
of all humanity
• Joseph’s father differs from
Matthew’s account - uses a
different line of David Solomon