1. Sometimes placed second in order of Gospels. It was the second Gospel written. Matthew was to meet the historical needs of the Jewish people. It then became necessary to meet the needs of the Greek-speaking world
2. Marcion recognized authorship. The big three (Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, and Irenaeus (180-200AD)) recognized Luke
3. Language and Dependence - Synoptic view of Christ in the same way from His baptism to His resurrection. Luke depended on the oral tradition, also on the verbal inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
4. Why did Acts end at Chapter Twenty-eight instead of talking about more of Paul's work? Acts was probably published in 62AD. Luke was probably published in 60AD.
5. More about prayer and thanksgiving in Luke than in any other Synoptic. Many women are mentioned here and not in the others.
6. He wrote excellent Greek and used a lot of medical terminology.
7. Twenty miracles and twenty-three parables (eighteen peculiar to him)
8. Parable of the Good Samaritan
9. Luke, Chapter Sixteen was not a parable
Tom of Bethany "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." (I John 5:12)
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