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The Gospel of LukeThe gospel of Luke is the third of the four gospels in the New Testament of the Bible.Luke writes from a Greek point-of-view and presents Jesus as the comprehensive, intellectual, Perfect Son of Man. The gospel of Luke is the most complete account of the synoptic gospels. As a matter of fact in the Synoptical Patterns(c) of the four Gospels found in the book Horizontal Chronology of the Four Gospels the gospel of Luke sums up the most scriptures on the pre-birth and the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. Luke was a Gentile convert physician and a companion of Paul. As a physician he would be highly interested in the virgin phenomenon of the birth and thus writes in details not covered in the other synoptics. Paul speaks of Luke several times in his writings, referring to him as "the beloved physician". Luke is also the writer of the book of Acts. This can be evidenced by the corroboration of the ending of the book of Luke and the beginning of the book of Acts. Both books were addressed to the Roman official "most excellent Theophilus". The profound genealogical connection with the first man, Adam, is found only in the gospel of Luke. The gospel of Luke also emphasizes the prayer life of Jesus. Could anything else be as profitable than to study herein the life of our Lord with the aim to improve the prayer life of Christians? The gospel according to Luke has been referred to as "the most beautiful book ever written".
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