So today, I focused in on getting to know Luke, the author. After writing down what I found out about him and looking it over, there were some cool things that were new to me or I had forgotten about him. I never realized that his name is never mentioned as the author in the books he supposedly wrote, Luke and Acts. There are much smarter people than I who spent a ton of time coming to the conclusion that it was him and it is accepted by just about everyone I think?? so I will trust them and take their word for it. I also didn't realize that he is mainly described in the Bible as Paul's buddy, which is a pretty awesome way to be remembered in history.
Studying the information surrounding Luke has deepened my respect for him. He didn't just believe blindly what was handed down to him, but he carefully and intentionally examined the information himself with his mind and heart, and led by God, wrote down his findings in great detail, which I appreciate. One of my favorite things in the book of Luke is at the very beginning of his book when he is explaining the purpose to his audience and he says "so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught." I think he wanted us to know that this guy Jesus and what He did was real. He wanted the Roman-Gentile, etc. world to know the truth and essentially change or confirm their hearts, especially because they weren't too removed from it.
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