What is Gospel of Luke?
[[File:Hermen Rode 001.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A picture of St Luke by Hermen Rode]] The '''Gospel of Luke''' is a book of the [[Bible]]. Like the other [[gospel]]s, the ''Gospel of Luke'' tells the stories of the life and teachings of [[Jesus]]. It is the third and longest book of the [[New Testament]] and comes after the [[Gospel of Matthew]] and the [[Gospel of Mark]]. The gospel is believed to be written by [[Saint Luke|Luke]], who was a friend of the [[Saint Paul|Apostle Paul]]. Luke was a [[Medical doctor|doctor]]. He wrote his gospel for a man he calls 'most excellent Theophilus' (1:3). Luke wrote another book which is fifth in the [[New Testament]], the [[Acts of the Apostles]] which tells what Jesus' disciples did after his [[ascension|rise back to Heaven]]. Unlike the gospel writers [[Matthew the Evangelist|Matthew]], [[Mark the Evangelist|Mark]] and [[John the Apostle|John]], Luke was probably not [[Jew]]ish but was [[Ancient Greece|Greek]]. He wrote the gospel mainly for non-Jewish people, (who were called [[Gentile]] by the Jews). Luke wrote to prove that Jesus is the Son of [[God]]. Luke's gospel contains many similar stories of Jesus. He tells more about the [[Virgin birth of Jesus]] than the other gospel writers. ==Related pages== {{Wikisource|Bible (Basic English)/Luke}} * [[Jesus]] * [[Bible]] * [[Christianity]] * [[Christmas]] * [[Emmaus]] {{Books of the Bible}} {{New Testament people|collapsed}} {{Christianityfooter}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Luke, Gospel of}} [[Category:Gospels|*3]] [[Category:New Testament books]]