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The third gospel is known as the Gospel According to Saint Luke, or Luke's Gospel. It was attributed by the Church Fathers, later in the second century, to Luke, the physician and travelling companion of Paul.
Scholars have established that the author used Mark's Gospel as the main source of information on the life and mission of Jesus. In fact, the "Missing Block" shows that the author of Luke's Gospel knew nothing about Jesus of Nazareth's life, beyond what was to be found in Mark's Gospel; he did not even know that he was copying from an incomplete document. Other evidence shows that Lukewas written at the end of the first century CE or, more probably, during the first decade of the second century.
Thus it is highly unlikely that the author of Luke's Gospel was alive during the first half of the first century. Moreover, if the author knew nothing about the life and mission of Jesus, apart from what he was able to copy, then he did not know any of the apostles, who can be expected to have taught him.
What we are left with is an anonymous author who lived somewhat later than the apostles and who had no previous knowledge of the life and mission of Jesus. From this, it is not possible to speculate who could have written Luke's Gospel.
Another point of view
Almost all Bible scholars regard the author of Luke's gospel as the same author of the Book of Acts. Evidence for this is the style of Greek in which it was written, the textual criticism and phraseology used, the fact that in both Acts and Luke mention is made that they were both written as an organised account at the request of the same patron (Theophilus) and that Acts refers to the author's previous book [Acts 1:1]. In addition to this, some scholars now regard the author of Acts as the Luke mentioned many times in the same book. There are stark changes in the prose of Acts where the author begins a passage referring to 'they' and then changes abruptly to e.g. 'then WE set sail...' [Acts 16: 10-17 as an example] strongly indicating that the author was, at least for part of the time, a companion of Paul and Barnabas on the missionary journeys. Also, this Luke, being a Gentile physician and hence interested in the Jewish customs, especially surrounding their erroneous belief of male supremacy, and also interested in healing and forgiveness (as Jewish belief was still that illness was a result of sin) emphasised the equality of women throughout the gospel attributed to him, and has the bulk of stories about Jesus that refer to forgiveness and physical, emotional and spiritual healing. As one example, the Prodigal Son parable is only found in Luke and no other gospel.
Lastly, the author of both Luke and Acts was commissioned to write a complete and orderly account of the events that happened both at the founding of Chriistianity and the early Church:
"Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught." [Luke 1:1-4]
"In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive." [Acts 1: 1-3]
In no part of either Acts or Luke was there even a hint of a mention of the fall of Jerusalem in AD70. To the writer of both Luke and Acts detail was meticulously researched to place events in context both geographically and historically. Acts, for example, contains dozens of place and personal names placing events firmly in context. So to omit such an event would be unthinkable unless the gospel was written before the event happened.
Therefore some modern scholars regard Luke/Acts as having been written around the time of Paul's journeys - from 50-65 AD and certainly no later, and written by the Luke mentioned in Acts who accompanied Paul. If this is so, then Luke would have also written the gospel attributed to him and would have gleaned his information both from Mark (as the first answer attests) but also from Peter (as another companion of Paul), and from Mary the mother of Jesus through John, another companion of Peter who took Mary into his own home after the crucifixion.
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The apostle who wrote the fourth gospel in the New Testament is traditionally believed to be John, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. The Gospel of John differs in style and content from the other three synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), focusing more on the spiritual aspect of Jesus' teachings.
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∙ 12y agoThe third gospel, now known as Luke's Gospel because it was so designated by the Church Fathers later in the second century, and Acts of the Apostles were written anonymously, around the end of the first century or the early years of the second century. Although later attributed to Luke, the physician and companion of Paul, this is clearly not the case and we do not know who wrote these books.
In Luke 1:1, the author tells us that he has no evidence relayed to him from those who knew Jesus or from any of the apostles, when he says, "a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us," going on in the next verse only to say that in the beginning there would have been eyewitnesses. A statement that the gospel was what was believed among the author's acquaintances shows that already at the time of writing the community was relying on faith. The sources of that faith are to be found in Mark's Gospel and the hypothetical Q document, on which scholars say that Luke's Gospel was based.
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∙ 10y agoJohn the Apostle who wrote the Gospel of John .
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Who wrote the shortest gospel?
The gospel of Mark is the shortest gospel.AnswerThe first and shortest gospel in the New Testament is called Mark's Gospel, as it was attributed to the apostle Mark by Papias in the second century. Bibical scholars say there is no good reason to accept this attribution, so we do not know who really wrote this gospel.
Did 1john write revelation?
I John along with II and III John were wrote by the Apostle John Before he wrote the booke of Revelations, which was penned around 90 a.d. The book of Revelations was the last book of the Bible to be written, fittingly so, as it also the book concerning the end of Gods dealing with man and his sin.
Who wrote John 3?
The Gospel of John, including chapter 3, is traditionally attributed to the Apostle John, a disciple of Jesus. However, authorship of the Gospel is debated among scholars.
Was Luke a slave in the bible?
No, Luke was not a slave in the Bible. He was a physician and companion of the apostle Paul, who wrote the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament.
Did Lazarus write the Gospel of John?
No, Lazarus did not write the Gospel of John. The Gospel of John is traditionally attributed to the apostle John, not Lazarus.
Which gospel was written by the apostle of love?
John is known as the apostle or disciple of love.He wrote the gospel that bears his name.
Did John the Baptist write the book of John and 2 John?
No. The book known as John's Gospel was originally anonymous, so we will never really know who wrote it, but certainly the author was not John the Baptist. Late in the second century, the fourth gospel was attributed to the apostle John.
Who wrote Matthew and acts of the apostle?
The Gospel of Matthew is traditionally attributed to the apostle Matthew, while the Acts of the Apostles is traditionally attributed to Luke, a companion of the apostle Paul.
Who wrote the last gospel?
Although there were many gospels written afterwards, the last gospel in the New Testament is known as John's Gospel and is traditionally attributed to the apostle John.The fourth gospel was originally anonymous and it was only later in the second century, when the Church Fathers were attempting to establish who probably wrote each of the gospels, that this attribution came about. However, biblical scholars say that the Gospel could not have been written by an eyewitness to the events described, which eliminates John as a potential author. We do not know who wrote the last gospel.
Why do many Christians believe the apostle John was the author of John's Gospel?
A:Tradition says that the apostle John wrote the fourth gospel, and few Christians are willing to question tradition, particularly when that tradition seems to be supported by Church teachings. To question doctrine could be the start of a path towards questioning Christianity itself. The tradition that the apostle John wrote this Gospel begins with the Church Fathers late in the second century. They noticed that the Gospel never mentioned the apostle John by name, so assumed the "disciple whom Jesus loved" must have been John. They then decided that the author must have been one of the disciples who chose not to mention his own role out of modesty. This meant that the author was the "disciple whom Jesus loved" and must therefore have been John. This was elementary, amateur psychology but the Church Fathers knew of no better candidate to be the author of the fourth gospel, now known as John's Gospel.
What books of the Bible did the disciples write?
Most of the books of the New Testament were written by apostles or other disciples of Jesus Christ. Matthew the apostle wrote a gospel. John the apostle wrote a gospel, three epistles and Revelation. Peter the apostle wrote two epistles, although recent scholarship has indicated that "2 Peter" was written many decades after his death by a follower. James and Jude each wrote an epistle, but they are probably not the two apostles by those names but two others known as brothers of the Lord. Mark, a follower of Peter, wrote a gospel. Luke, a follower of Paul, wrote a gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. Paul, an apostle but not one of the twelve who followed Jesus Christ during his public life, wrote 13 epistles. The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews is unknown.
Who wrote the shortest gospel?
The gospel of Mark is the shortest gospel.AnswerThe first and shortest gospel in the New Testament is called Mark's Gospel, as it was attributed to the apostle Mark by Papias in the second century. Bibical scholars say there is no good reason to accept this attribution, so we do not know who really wrote this gospel.
Who wrote the Gospel of John and the three epistles of John were written by?
The Gospel of John is traditionally attributed to the Apostle John, one of Jesus' disciples. The three epistles of John are also traditionally believed to have been written by the same author, although the identity of the author is not explicitly mentioned within the texts themselves.
What passages from Scripture or other Bible sources point to John who wrote John's Gospel being a priest?
A:There is nothing in any Bible source that mentions the author of John's Gospel being a priest. In fact, the Bible does not even tell us who actually wrote this gospel, because the original text was anonymous. It was only later in the second century, when the Church Fathers were trying to establish who, in their opinions, wrote the four gospels, that it was decided to attribute the fourth gospel to the apostle John. Even if John had been the author, there is nothing in scripture to suggest that he was a priest.
What is the term to refer to Mark who wrote the Gospel?
We do not know the real name of the author of Mark's Gospel, but because the second-century Church Fathers attributed the Gospel to the apostle Mark, we continue to refer to the author as Mark the evangelist.
Who was the first gospel writer?
A:The first gospel to be written is Mark's Gospel, so we should assume that the apostle Mark was the first gospel author. However, the gospels were originally anonymous and only attributed by the Church Fathers to the apostles whose names they now bear, later in the second century. Biblical scholars say there is no good reason to attribute Mark's Gospel to the apostle Mark. This means we do not really know who wrote the first gospel.
Whom was John that wrote the books in the New Testament?
It is mostly agreed to that the John who wrote the Gospel of John, I, II, and III John and the book of Revelation was written by John the apostle of Jesus Christ.
