Gospel of Luke
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The Gospel of Luke is the third book in the traditional sequence of books of the New Testament of the Bible, following the Gospel of Mark and preceding the Gospel of John. It is one of the 3 synoptic gospels - along with the gospels of Matthew and Mark.
Luke, like Matthew, contains information about the early life of Jesus, including the most often repeated quotes for the infancy story, and an account of Lazarus (the poor one).
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Luke is generally considered a composite work, combining source material from Mark along with the material of the Q document,[note 1] presumed to be an early collection of the sayings of Jesus, now lost to us. A similar collection of sayings can be found in the Gospel of Thomas. The author of Luke, who is traditionally (though not by scholars) considered a companion to Paul, also wrote the Book of Acts.
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Luke's gospel portrays Jesus as well-disposed toward women, more so than any other gospel. Compared to Matthew, Luke is more concerned with presenting Jesus as a savior to the Gentiles as well as the Jews.
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- ↑ The main alternative scenario is that the author of Luke simply read Mark and Matthew and that the common bits between Matthew and Luke are not from Q, but copied directly from Matthew, while the differences between Luke and Matthew are due to the differing theologies of their authors.
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