Luke 3:23-38  … being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, 24 which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph, 25 which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the […]

  A.  Luke 1:1-4 1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, 2 even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; 3 it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, 4 that thou mightest

  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