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The '''Gospel of Luke''' is widely considered one of the most beautiful books of its length written.  It tells the story of the life of Jesus, being written to Theophilus.  Luke does not claim to be an eyewitness, but instead one who has "carefully investigated everything from the beginning" (Luke 1:3) and now wants to "write an orderly account" so that Theophilus 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 book in the [[New Testament]] coming after the Gospels of [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] and [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]], and before the [[Gospel of John]].

The '''Gospel of Luke''' is widely considered one of the most beautiful books of its length written (of the four Gospel accounts Luke's is the longest).  It tells the story of the life of Jesus, being written to Theophilus.  Luke does not claim to be an eyewitness, but instead one who has "carefully investigated everything from the beginning" (Luke 1:3) and now wants to "write an orderly account" so that Theophilus 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 book in the [[New Testament]] coming after the Gospels of [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] and [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]], and before the [[Gospel of John]].

The Gospel of Luke was written in flawless [[Greek]] and has been called "the most beautiful book ever written."<ref>See, e.g., [[NRSV]] Study Bible at 1502.</ref>  Only this Gospel tells the parables of the [[Good Samaritan]] and the [[Prodigal Son]], and Luke recounts them with exquisite, emotional detail.  Only the Gospel of Luke recounts with literary skill the meeting of the risen [[Lord]] with the two men walking on their way to Emmaus, whose "eyes were kept from recognizing him."<ref>Luke 24:13-35.</ref>

The Gospel of Luke was written in flawless [[Greek]] and has been called "the most beautiful book ever written."<ref>See, e.g., [[NRSV]] Study Bible at 1502.</ref>  Only this Gospel tells the parables of the [[Good Samaritan]] and the [[Prodigal Son]], and Luke recounts them with exquisite, emotional detail.  Only the Gospel of Luke recounts with literary skill the meeting of the risen [[Lord]] with the two men walking on their way to Emmaus, whose "eyes were kept from recognizing him."<ref>Luke 24:13-35.</ref>