Gospel of Luke

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The Gospel of Luke is a New Testament book that presents a detailed narrative of Jesus Christ’s life, teachings, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his compassion, concern for the marginalized, and the universality of salvation.

Aliases (3)

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian scripture → New Testament book → biblical book → canonical gospel →
associatedWith	Paul the Apostle →
attributedTo	Luke the Evangelist →
audience	primarily Gentile Christians →
canonicalIn	Anglican Communion → Eastern Orthodox Church → Oriental Orthodox Churches → Protestant Churches → Roman Catholic Church →
canonicalStatus	canonical →
contains	Emmaus road appearance → Infancy narrative of Jesus → Parable of the Good Samaritan → Parable of the Prodigal Son → Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus → Passion narrative → Resurrection narrative → Sermon on the Plain →
dateOfComposition	circa 80–90 CE (scholarly estimate) →
emphasis	compassion of Jesus → concern for the marginalized → concern for the poor → joy → prayer → role of the Holy Spirit → universality of salvation →
focusesOn	death of Jesus → life of Jesus → resurrection of Jesus → teachings of Jesus →
follows	Gospel of Mark →
formsTwoVolumeWorkWith	Acts of the Apostles →
genre	ancient biography → gospel →
language	Koine Greek →
majorTheme	God’s mercy → discipleship → reversal of social status → role of women in Jesus’ ministry → salvation history →
originalScript	Greek alphabet →
partOf	Christian Bible → New Testament →
placeOfComposition	possibly Antioch or another urban center in the eastern Mediterranean →
positionAmongGospels	third gospel →
positionInNewTestament	third book →
precedes	Acts of the Apostles → Gospel of John →
religion	Christianity →
sourceUsed	Gospel of Mark → Q source (hypothetical) → special L source (unique material) →
testament	New Testament →
traditionalAuthor	Luke the Evangelist →
viewOfJesus	Son of Man → prophet → universal savior →

Referenced by (109)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Andrew the Apostle → Apostle Bartholomew → Apostle James the Less → Apostle Peter → Apostle Philip → Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) → Apostle Thomas → Apostles → Bethphage → Bethsaida → Capernaum → Coniah → Golgotha → Herod Antipas → Herodias → James the Greater → James the brother of Jesus → Joseph → King of the Jews → Mary → Mary Magdalene → Pontius Pilate → Saint Andrew → Saint Joseph → Saint Martha → Saint Mary → Simon the Zealot → Simon the Zealot → St Mary → Thaddaeus → Theophilus → Twelve Apostles → Virgin Mary → Zebedee → Zerubbabel →	mentionedIn
Great Commandment → Lord’s Prayer → Parable of the Faithful and Wicked Servants → Parable of the Good Samaritan → Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus → Passion narrative →	foundIn
Christmas Oratorio → Les Pèlerins d’Emmaüs → Supper at Emmaus → The Return of the Prodigal Son → The Storm on the Sea of Galilee →	basedOn
Baptism in the Jordan → Burial of Jesus → Cleansing of the Temple → Gospel infancy narratives → Trial of Jesus →	describedIn
Annunciation → Arrest of Jesus → Crucifixion of Jesus → Gethsemane prayer → Last Supper →	narratedIn
Joseph the Betrothed → Judas Iscariot → Parable of the Fig Tree →	appearsIn
Codex Sinaiticus → Lindisfarne Gospels → New Testament →	contains
Christian anarchism → INRI → Joyful Mysteries →	scripturalBasis
Gospels and Acts → Synoptic Gospels →	hasPart
Passion of Christ → resurrection of Jesus Christ →	hasPrimarySource
Luke → Luke the Evangelist →	traditionalAuthorOf
Q source hypothesis →	appliesTo
Transfiguration →	associatedBiblicalBook
Feast of the Theophany ("Gospel of Luke 3:21–22") →	associatedScripture
Qasr al-Yahud →	associatedWithGospel
Luke →	associatedWork
Palm Sunday →	basedOnEventDescribedIn
Virgin Birth of Jesus →	basedOnText
Ascension →	basisInScripture
Book of Jonah →	citedIn
Acts of the Apostles →	closelyRelatedWork
Expositio Evangelii secundum Lucam →	commentaryOn
Synoptic Problem →	concerns
Codex Bezae →	containsText
Gospels →	containsWork
Kingdom of God →	especiallyEmphasizedIn
Acts of the Apostles →	follows
Joseph →	genealogyRecordedIn
Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple →	hasCanonicalBasisIn
Parable of the Prodigal Son →	hasCanonicalLocation
Feast of the Holy Family →	hasScripturalBasisIn
Gospel of the Resurrection →	hasScripturalSource
Great Commission ("Gospel of Luke 24:46–49") →	hasSource
Nativity of Christ →	hasSourceText
Tyndale Bible →	includesBook
Gospel of Mark →	influenced
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem →	isNarratedIn
Expositio Evangelii secundum Lucam →	mainSubject
Sermon on the Mount →	parallelGospel
Luke 21 →	partOf
Gospel of Mark →	precedes
Jesus Christ →	primarySources
Infant John the Baptist →	relatedBiblicalText
John the Baptist →	scripturalMention
Ascension Day →	scripturalSource
Apostle Matthew →	scriptureMention
Synoptic Gospels →	sharesSourceMaterial
Gospel infancy narratives ("Gospel according to Luke") →	sourceText
Angelus prayer →	textSource