The gospel of Luke is among the three synoptic gospels in the New Testament. The three books including Mathew and mark tell the same story, with a slight difference brought by some emphasis and special additions. The gospel of Luke tells the story of Jesus Christ of Nazareth from his birth, his ministry, gathering of the disciples, his trial before Pilate, his crucifixion on the cross, his death, and his eventual resurrection.
This gospel composed of genealogy, parables, narrative history, prophetic oracles, and sermons. The book mainly focuses on parables and has 19 parables. The most used word in this gospel is the “Son of Man”, with the word being appearing up to 80 times. The main individuals in this synoptic gospel include Jesus Christ, the Twelve Disciples, Jesus’s parents, John the Baptist, Pilate, and Herod the Great (Ellis 2).
The gospel of Luke was written as a precise description of Jesus Christ’s life who was the perfect world savior, “so that you may know the exact truth” (New Jerusalem Bible, Luke 1:4). Luke wrote this book as a presentation of Jesus in his flawless boldness with a view that he was the “Son of Man,” and the savior of the human race.
In the first four chapters of Luke, Jesus’s birth is narrated. These chapters provide a thorough explanation of the common but fascinating Christmas story. These chapters also include John the Baptist as he prepared for Messiah’s coming, the baptism of Jesus, and his transition to the start of his ministry at Galilee. Between chapter 5 and chapter 21, the gospel of Luke narrates the details of Jesus’s ministry as he travelled, taught, preached, and healed the sick. The chapters 22 to 24 narrate the betrayal of Jesus by Judas, his trial, crucifixion, death, and his resurrection.
This gospel is an orderly description Jesus’s life that relies on the eyewitnesses of Jesus together with his earliest disciples. The author most probably relies on the orally circulating stories during his time (Schulz 37). This book consists of polished work written by a technically gifted literary artist, an indicator that he was cultivated and well educated.
Work Cited
The New Jerusalem Bible. Ed. Susan Jones. New York: Doubleday, 1985. Print.
Ellis, E. Earl. The Gospel of Luke. Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2003.
Schulz, Charles M. "Peanuts Jubilee: My life and art with Charlie Brown and others." (1976): 37-37.
