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[[File:Luke by roslin.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|A niniature of Saint Luke by the Armenian manuscript illuminator Toros Roslin, 13th century.]]

[[File:Luke by roslin.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|A niniature of Saint Luke by the Armenian manuscript illuminator Toros Roslin, 13th century.]]

The '''Gospel of Luke''' is called "the most beautiful book ever written."<ref>''See, e.g.'', [[NRSV]] Study Bible at 1502.</ref> It is the first historian's account of the life of [[Jesus]], as written in excellent [[Greek]].<ref>The Gospel of Luke is the finest [[Greek]] among [[the Gospels]], while the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] is the finest Greek in all of literature.</ref>  [[Luke]] "carefully investigated everything from the beginning" ({{bible ref|Luke|1|3}}), wanting to "write an orderly account" so that the recipient "Theophilus" (the entire world, as this name means "loved by [[God]]") would "know the certainty of the things" he had been taught. (Luke 1:3-4)   

The '''Gospel of Luke''' is called "the most beautiful book ever written."<ref>''See, e.g.'', [[NRSV]] Study Bible at 1502.</ref> It is the first historian's account of the life of [[Jesus Christ]], as written in excellent [[Greek]].<ref>The Gospel of Luke is the finest [[Greek]] among [[the Gospels]], while the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] is the finest Greek in all of literature.</ref>  [[Luke]] "carefully investigated everything from the beginning" ({{bible ref|Luke|1|3}}), wanting to "write an orderly account" so that the recipient "Theophilus" (the entire world, as this name means "loved by [[God]]") would "know the certainty of the things" he had been taught. (Luke 1:3-4)   

The author Luke was a [[Gentile]], as confirmed by [[Paul]] at [[Colossians]] 4:11,14.  The Gospel of Luke is the 3rd and longest [[the Gospel|Gospel]] (indeed, the longest book in the entire [[New Testament]]), placed after [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] and [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] and before the [[Gospel of John]].  [[Papyrus 4]] and [[Papyrus 75]] are two early surviving scrolls of this Gospel. Luke implies the existence of [[Gospels]] before his in {{bibleref|Luke|1|1-3}}: "Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us ...."   

The author Luke was a [[Gentile]], as confirmed by [[Paul]] at [[Colossians]] 4:11,14.  The Gospel of Luke is the 3rd and longest [[the Gospel|Gospel]] (indeed, the longest book in the entire [[New Testament]]), placed after [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] and [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] and before the [[Gospel of John]].  [[Papyrus 4]] and [[Papyrus 75]] are two early surviving scrolls of this Gospel. Luke implies the existence of [[Gospels]] before his in {{bibleref|Luke|1|1-3}}: "Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us ...."   

[[Theology|Theological]] themes of the Gospel of Luke are: Jesus is the promised [[Messiah]] king of the Old Testament; the kingdom of God is for the humble, the repentant sinner, the poor, the outcast, and the outsider; God's salvation; the Jewish Messiah is not only for the [[Jew]]s, but for the [[Gentiles]] as well;  the Messiah King was rejected by the ones He came to save and Christians must be willing to suffer persecution and rejection as they follow the example of Christ.<ref>[https://deeperriches.com/themes-more-luke/ Themes and More in Luke]</ref>

[[Theology|Theological]] themes of the Gospel of Luke are: Jesus Christ is the promised [[Messiah]] king of the Old Testament; the kingdom of God is for the humble, the repentant sinner, the poor, the outcast, and the outsider; God's salvation; the Jewish Messiah is not only for the [[Jew]]s, but for the [[Gentiles]] as well;  the Messiah King was rejected by the ones He came to save and Christians must be willing to suffer persecution and rejection as they follow the example of Christ.<ref>[https://deeperriches.com/themes-more-luke/ Themes and More in Luke]</ref>

Unique to the Gospel of Luke are:

Unique to the Gospel of Luke are: