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Luke the Evangelist [a] is one of the Four Evangelists —the four traditionally ascribed authors of the canonical gospels. The Early Church Fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
Jun 1, 2024 · St. Luke (flourished 1st century ce; feast day October 18) was, in Christian tradition, the author of the Gospel According to Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, a companion of St. Paul the Apostle, and the most literary of the New Testament writers.
- E. Earle Ellis
- According to tradition, St. Luke was a physician and possibly a Gentile. He was not one of the original 12 Apostles but may have been one of the 70...
- As the traditional author of two books of the New Testament, St. Luke had great influence in the development of Christianity. His Gospel According...
- According to ancient sources, St. Luke was martyred at age 84 in the Greek city of Thebes. His remains were taken to Constantinople about 338 CE an...
Mar 29, 2019 · Learn who Saint Luke was, the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts. Find out his role as a companion of Paul, a physician, and a historian of the early church.
Jan 4, 2022 · Luke was the author of the gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. Luke does not name himself in either of his books, but Paul mentions him by name in three epistles. Both Luke and Acts are addressed to the same person, Theophilus (Luke 1:3; Acts 1:1).
LUKE, THE EVANGELIST ( Λουκᾶς, G3371, used in inscrs, as abbreviated pet name for Λούκιος, G3372, and the Lat. Lucius). Some 5th cent. MSS relate the name to Λουκανός, calling the third gospel Kata Lucanum. 1. Identity. Luke is mentioned by name only three times in the NT—all by Paul while in prison ( Col 4:14; 2 Tim 4:11; Philem 24 ).
Jun 25, 2019 · Luke is mentioned three times in New Testament letters attributed to Paul (Philemon, Colossians, 2 Timothy), only one of which was likely written by Paul himself (Philemon). The inauthentic passages describe Luke as “the beloved physician.”.
Jun 27, 2024 · St. Luke the Evangelist Feast day: Oct 18. On October 18, Catholics and other Christians around the world will celebrate the feast of St. Luke, the physician and companion of St. Paul whose...
