What is Luke the Evangelist?
[[File:Luke evangelist Guercino.JPG|thumb|Luke the Evangelist by [[Guercino]]]] '''Luke the Evangelist''' is said to be the man who wrote the [[Gospel of Luke]] and [[Acts of the Apostles]] in the [[New Testament]] of the [[christianity|Christian]] [[Bible]]. [[Irenaeus]], [[Eusebius of Caesarea]] and [[Jerome]] say that he was a friend of [[Saint Paul]] and a [[Medical doctor|doctor]], and that he accompanied Paul on some of his travels. These people also say that he was of [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] origin, from [[Antioch]] in [[Syria]]. Modern-day [[scholar]]s think that the person that wrote the two books was not the same that accompanied Paul. Paul had a theology that was special, and slightly different from that of other writers of the New Testament. The two books written by Luke never refer to this theology. Also, the name of Paul's companion is never linked to writing the two books. The Acts of the Apostles often tell things about Paul which Paul does not tell himself in his letters. Luke wrote about the Three Wise Men who visited Jesus in the Bible. Luke never said there were 3 wise men, only wise men from the east. {{New Testament people}} {{Coptic saints}} [[Category:New Testament people]]