January 2021

  FOREWORD Authorship: Early Christian writers, including Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen and Eusebius, state that Luke, the evangelist and companion of Paul, wrote the gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. Luke was a gentile, and well educated, as evidenced in his literary style. Most scholars agree that the man who wrote Acts also wrote the Gospel of Luke. Both books are dedicated to Theophilus, probably a Christian who contributed financial support to Luke while […]

  FOREWORD Authorship: Early Christian writers, including Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen and Eusebius, state that Luke, the evangelist and companion of Paul, wrote the gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. Luke was a gentile, and well educated, as evidenced in his literary style. Most scholars agree that the man who wrote Acts also wrote the Gospel of Luke. Both books are dedicated to Theophilus, probably a Christian who contributed financial support to Luke while