Gospel of Saint Luke The subject will be treated under the
following heads:I. Biography of Saint Luke ; II.Authenticity of
the Gospel ; III. Integrity of the Gospel ; IV. Purpose and
Contents ; V. Sources of the Gospel: Synoptic Problem ; VI.
Saint Luke's Accuracy ; VII. Lysanias, Tetrarch of Abilene ;
VIII. Who Spoke the Magnificat? IX. The Census of Quirinius ; X.
Saint Luke and Josephus. I. BIOGRAPHY OF SAINT LUKE The name
Lucas (Luke) is probably an abbreviation from Lucanus, like
Annas from Ananus, Apollos from Apollonius, Artemas from
Artemidorus, Demas from Demetrius, etc. (Schanz, "Evang. des
heiligen Lucas", 1, 2; Lightfoot on "Col.", iv, 14; Plummer,
"St. Luke", introd.) The word Lucas seems to have been unknown
before the Christian Era ; but Lucanus is common in
inscriptions, and is found at the beginning and end of the
Gospel in some Old Latin manuscripts (ibid.). It is generally
held that St. Luke was a native of Antioch. Eusebius (Hist.
Eccl. III, iv, 6) has: Loukas de to men genos on ton ap Ant