GOSPEL OF LUKE
The Book of Luke covers the life and ministry of Christ, and the book of Acts takes over where Luke ends. The Gospel of Luke was written by a man whose name is never mentioned in the book. Because of the similarity to the beginnings of Luke and Acts, it is known that they both were written by the same man.
-
Author
The traditional view is that the Gospel of Luke and Acts were written by the physician Luke, a companion of Paul.
-
Date Written
Most scholars date the composition of the combined work to around 80–90 AD, although some others suggest 90–110.
-
Key Characters
Birth of Jesus Foretold by Angel. Angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of the house of David.
Birth of great John the Baptist foretold by Angel tells about Zacharias who was serving as priest, an angel appeared to Zacharias and said your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son and you will name him John.
Jesus heals a lady with high fever is a miracle performed by Jesus. When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. He touched her hand and the fever left her.