Luke's Gospel

1. The writer of Luke’s Gospel is Luke. Luke was a Gentile Christian who may have been a disciple of Paul. Luke was a Physician (Colossians 4:14). Luke was also the author of the book of Acts. I chose this particular Gospel because of Luke’s genealogy of Jesus and how he was the Son of God. I also chose this Gospel because of Luke’s accounts from Jesus’ mother Mary and other accounts from women to provide more detail on Jesus’ life.

2. The basic structure of Luke’s Gospel is fairly chronological in relation to Jesus’ life. Luke starts with the foretelling of John the Baptist and Jesus’ birth, followed by John the Baptist and Jesus’ birth. Luke then tells of Jesus’ birth, his early childhood, his ministry in Galilee, and his parables and miracles on his way to Jerusalem. Luke then writes about Jesus in Jerusalem and his struggles with the religious authorities particularly with Herod and Pilate. Finally Luke writes about the stories about Jesus’ death, Resurrection, and Ascension into Heaven. I believe that Luke’s Gospel was structured around the idea that Jesus was a Prophet sent by God to die for our sins.

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According to www.womenpriests.org, “The composition of Luke’s Gospel follows the geographical pattern of Mark’s Gospel (Galilee, minor journeys, passion in Jerusalem) except for one major addition: Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem.” Another difference in Luke’s Gospel is his inclusion of women into his Gospel, historically women had very little voice and role in society but Luke gives them a voice in his Gospel. Luke includes many stories about women, including Mary’s visit to Elizabeth her cousin before they gave birth to their sons, Jesus and John the