Tag: book of Luke

Yet To Be #112

Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem to be sacrificed.

What’s in a title

The book of Luke often refers to Jesus as the Son of Man. There are a few facts about this book.  

  1. Written in 60s AD.  
  2. Only of the four Gospels written by a Gentile. It is at times called the Gentile Gospel.
  3. Luke was a companion of the Apostle Paul. Wrote the book of Acts.
  4. This book opens with a preface and has the style of a letter addressed to Theophilus “friend of God”. Book of Act also mentions Theophilus. 
  5. The longest Gospel with 24 chapters
  6. Only Matthew and Luke provide an account of Jesus’s birth.
  7. Begins with the genealogy of Jesus from Mary, unlike Matthew who traces his lineage from Joseph.  
  8. Contains two of the most known parables in the New Testament: the Prodigal Son in chapter 15 and the Good Samaritan in chapter 10.
  9. The focus is on Jesus offering salvation to the Jews and the Gentiles. 
  10. The Last Supper is mentioned in Matthew chapter 26, Mark chapter 14, and Luke 22 but not in the Gospel of John.
  11. Jesus is seen as the Saviour see chapter 19 verse 10. A Saviour is a person who saves someone or something from danger. (chapter 1 verse 26 to 38)
  12. Jesus journey to Jerusalem to be sacrificed. Luke reminds the reader Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem. 
  13. It is the writer’s way of emphasizing the fact that he is about his father’s business to complete the work the father gave him to do. Chapters 9, 13, 17, 18, 19.
  14. Jesus ascension into Heaven is recounted briefly in Luke but it is given in more detail in Acts.