| − | 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 perfect [[Greek]]. Luke did not claim to be an eyewitness, but instead one who has "carefully investigated everything from the beginning" (Luke 1:3) and wanted to "write an orderly account" so that the Greek man Theophilus (or the entire world, as the 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]], placed after [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] and [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] and before the [[Gospel of John]]. | + | 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 perfect [[Greek]]. Luke did not claim to be an eyewitness, but instead one who has "carefully investigated everything from the beginning" (Luke 1:3) who wanted to "write an orderly account" so that the Greek man Theophilus (or the entire world, as the 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]], placed after [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] and [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] and before the [[Gospel of John]]. |