What is the structure of the Gospel of Luke?

Answer 1

There are a number of things which could fit into this category as they are major features.

One key characteristic could well be that of the way Luke stresses that Jesus was the

Saviour not just of the Jews but of the whole world.

32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. As the Saviour of the whole world, Jesus is presented by Luke as showing compassion and care for many who were otherwise looked down on such as the poor, outcasts and women. Jesus saving work is one in which He thus stoops to show compassion to sinful men.

Answer 2

A:Prbably the most important thing about Luke's Gospel for the early development of Christianity, is that it was the only gospel that placed the life and mission of Jesus in a historical context. This is less relevant to day, and Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says that, although Luke likes to set his Christian drama in the context of well-known events from antiquity, sometimes he does so inaccurately.

Answer 3

AnswerThe author we now know as Luke based his Gospel on Mark's Gospel and added material from a number of sources, along with his own embellishments. In doing so, he must have known that the resultant Gospel was not a true account of the life of Jesus. Luke may have been writing an apology (formal defence) for a wider audience than Christians and potential converts. Upstart religions were frowned upon by the Romans, obliging Christians to demonstrate antiquity and virtue, creating one of the themes in Luke. In this context, antiquity was achieved by representing Jesus, his family and associates as pious Jews, while virtue was claimed from demonstrations of high communal ethic, political respectability and cooperation with the Roman peace.

Burton L. Mack (Who Wrote the New Testament) says that an important theme in Luke is that the Holy Spirit was especially active in the life of Jesus. It was the Holy Spirit that prepared for his coming in the person of John the Baptist (Luke 1:1 5-17, 67). It was the Holy Spirit that "overshadowed" Mary his mother (Luke 1:35). And it was the Holy Spirit that inspired the devout Simeon in the temple to foretell the child's destiny as "the Lord's messiah" and a "light to the gentiles" (Luke 2:25-26). It was the Holy Spirit that descended upon him in baptism (Luke 3:22), led him into the wilderness for testing (Luke 4:1) and filled him for his return to Galilee (Luke 4:14). There, in his first public appearance in the synagogue at Nazareth, Jesus stood up and read from the prophet "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me . . ." (Luke 4:16-21). Luke reported Jesus' announcement to his disciples that he would send "what my Father promised" (Luke 24:49), and in Acts of the Apostles this was the Holy Spirit that "came upon" the disciples at Pentecost (Acts 1-2).

More than any other New Testament gospel, Luke emphasises the virtue of poverty, a theme the author would take up in Acts of the Apostles, where he showed that Christians should sell their possessions and give everything to the Church.

Luke's Gospel also proposes that Christians should not only love one another, or love their neighbours, but even love their enemies.

AnswerLuke emphasises that salvation and the message of Christ are available and applicable to all humanity, not just Jews. He especially focuses on those who were outcast by society including the poor and women. Jesus' role in God's Kingdom is also stressed as is the role of prayer and compassion.

Answer 4

A:The book now known as the Gospel of Mark was the first of a new genre - the gospel genre. The Gospel of Luke is a member of that genre, as are the Gospels of Matthew and John, as well as many other non-canonical gospels. Sub-genres are the 'narrative gospels' and the 'sayings gospels'. All the New Testament gospels are narrative gospels.

Answer 5

Luke's message is that Jesus was the Messiah who came to save all people, whether Jew or Gentile, rich or poor, sick or well.

Answer 6

Google: the Structure of Luke's Gospel, David G Palmer

Answer 7

Luke wanted to emphasize that Jesus is the Savior of all people not just the Jews. an he wants us to realize that no matter who we are or where we might be from Jesus came for us.

Answer 8

the birth of Jesus Christ