It is a certain fact that Luke was not one of the Apostles. It is written in the beginning of the Gospel of Luke: “Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,” “Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;” “It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent The-oph’i-lus,” “That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.” (Luke: 1-1, 2, 3, 4)
This paragraph has several denotations:
First; Luke wrote this Gospel as many other people contemporary with him wrote Gospels. Second; Luke points out the fact that there is no Gospel written by the Apostles themselves. For he distinguishes the Gospel writers from those who have seen with their own eyes, with the expression “Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; …”
Third; he does not claim to be a disciple of one of the Apostles. For in his time =>
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CHAPTER : THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
PAGE : 61 – 62
