From f014a16ba1c842001295514aea24c2b05c7a1265 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rogerw Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:32:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update '43-luk/intro.md' --- 43-luk/intro.md | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/43-luk/intro.md b/43-luk/intro.md index e9e4c6a..01ba758 100644 --- a/43-luk/intro.md +++ b/43-luk/intro.md @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Some scholars think Luke wrote his gospel to a man named Theophilus. Theophilus However, other scholars believe “Theophilus” referred to all Christians. His name meant “lover of God” or “friend of God”. In Luke's gospel, this name represented all Christians because all Christians love God and are friends of God. Whether or not “Theophilus” was a single person or a word for all Christians, Luke tried to make Gentiles understand the things the Jews did and believed. + ### What Luke write about in this gospel? #### Prayer @@ -48,23 +49,31 @@ See: Holy Spirit; Gospel; God the Father Luke wrote about how God cared for poor people. When Mary, the mother of Jesus, brought her offering to the temple it was an offering poor people brought (see: Luke 2:24). The other three gospels did not write about this. When Jesus read from Isaiah, he read about taking the good news to poor people (see: Luke 4:18). The other three gospels did not write about this. Luke wrote how Jesus talked about the rich man and the poor man Lazarus (see: Luke 16:19-31), but the other three gospels did not write about it. See: Temple; Offer (Offering) -Women + +#### Women + In the ancient world, people did not often write about what women did. However, Luke wrote about several things women did. God chose Elizabeth to give birth to John the Baptist (see: Luke 1:18-25,57-66). The angel Gabriel told Mary she found favor with God (see: Luke 1:26-38). Mary served God (see: Luke 1:38) and she sang a song of praise to God because God chose her to give birth to Jesus (see: Luke 1:46-55). Jesus made alive again the only son of a widow (see: Luke 7:11-17). A woman anointed the feet of Jesus (see: Luke 7:36-50). Several women served Jesus and the twelve disciples (see:Luke 8:3). Jesus spoke well of Mary, the sister of Martha (see: Luke 10:38-42). Also, Jesus used examples of women when he talked about a lost coin and an unjust judge (see: Luke 15:8-10;18:1-8). See: Angel; Resurrect (Resurrection); Anoint (Anointing); Disciple -Samaritans + +#### Samaritans + Luke wrote about how Samaritans did things God wanted them to do. See: Samaria (Samaritan) -What was the purpose of the Gospel of Luke? + +### What was the purpose of the Gospel of Luke? + Luke wrote this gospel so that people would know about Jesus and the things he did. Luke wanted people to believe in Jesus so they can be at peace with God. He also wanted them to live in a way that honors God. -Outline of the Gospel of Luke -Luke named whom he wrote to and wrote why he wrote (1:1-4) -The birth of Jesus (1:5-2:38) -When Jesus was a boy (2:39-52) -Jesus’ baptism (3:1-4:13) -Jesus in Galilee (4:14-9:50) -Jesus traveled to Jerusalem (9:51-19:27) -The last week before Jesus died (19:28-23:56) + +### Outline of the Gospel of Luke + +1. Luke named whom he wrote to and wrote why he wrote (1:1-4) +1. The birth of Jesus (1:5-2:38) +1. When Jesus was a boy (2:39-52) +1. Jesus’ baptism (3:1-4:13) +1. Jesus in Galilee (4:14-9:50) +1. Jesus traveled to Jerusalem (9:51-19:27) +1. The last week before Jesus died (19:28-23:56) See: Baptize (Baptism)