Holy Luke:

Holy Luke: Part One:

If I were to ask you about Luke, most people would probably not be able to talk about him for even two minutes. If I were to tell you everything you know about Luke, you might not be able to say anything other than the two words "he was a doctor" because we usually know about Luke. Do not know much. It is remarkable and astonishing that besides the apostle Paul, St. Luke is a powerful figure in the writing of the New Testament. In fact, Luke's writings consist of two books. The first book is the Gospel written by Luke and the second book is the book of Acts. And these two books have a total of 52 chapters. Luke's Gospel is the longest of the four Gospels in terms of writing, which is why he describes the ministry of Jesus Christ in detail and in full. As the author of these 52 chapters, we can say that Luke wrote one-third of the New Testament. Luke's friend and colleague Paul also wrote a third. So they have written two-thirds of the New Testament together. So Luke, after the apostle Paul, appears as a strong writing force in the New Testament but is still anonymous. Its historical perspective spans 60 years. It begins with the birth of John the Baptist and ends at the end of the book of Acts, the second of his writings. The book of Acts concludes that the Gospel was preached in Rome, that the message of the Gospel had reached the world. No other author has written as comprehensively on the history of Jesus Christ and the influence of his personality as Luke has written. No other author has written in such detail from the birth of John the Baptist until the gospel reached the Roman capital. He is the one who tells the full story of salvation in the New Testament, yet we are not aware of it. Although he made an unforgettable effort to write the story of salvation, he never once mentioned his name directly in the 24 chapters of his Gospel account and the 28 chapters of the book of Acts. He agreed to humbly hide behind two of his most astonishing, two-book, writings. He allowed the glory of Christ to prevail, which is actually the focus and theme of his writings. He was a very humble man. This very humble man, who gave himself no place in his own writings, has conveyed to us the complete and detailed words of the Gospel. Everything he wrote is true. Everything he wrote is perfect. What he wrote is enough for us to know in detail what God wants us to learn about the life and ministry of Christ Jesus and to bring his gospel to the ends of the earth. This is the actual date that has been accurately recorded. This is the teaching of theology which is based on logical foundations. Luke 1b4a says that this writing is solid truth, absolutely true. These are not concepts. These are not his own thoughts. This is not a fabrication of his own efforts. Everything he wrote was accurate history and theology. Let's see how he begins his evangelistic statement. It is written, "For many have set their hearts on the things which have happened between us, in order that they may be made known to us in order, as they delivered to us from the beginning those who were witnesses and ministers of the Word." Theophilus, I also found it proper to inquire into all things from the beginning, and to write them down in order for you to know the maturity of the things which you have been taught. " We can call it an introductory speech or an introductory comment. The real story begins at 5 p.m. This is an introductory speech or introductory comment. And it was necessary to write it because that was the reliable way of writing in the Greek world. Any philosopher, theologian, teacher or historian of that time, whose work was of a high standard and who wanted his work to be counted among the other high-ranking works of art, would begin his writings with such introductory words. Many scholars, even Josephus, adopted this style of writing. Luke did the same. These four verses are, in fact, the same long sentences written in the highest literary style of the Greek language. The rest of the Gospel is written in ordinary Greek, but not the initial commentary. I think Luke did this in order to make his writing stand out. The Greek standard here is very high which shows that Luke was a very educated man. If the Bible did not tell us that he was a physician, then we would infer from his literary style that he was a highly educated man, the way he used ancient Greek. to be continued