The Gospel of Luke

Question 1

Who was the book written for?

Answer 1

The book was written for gentile readers, not just Jews, so other religions can read the bible too.

Question 2

Who specifically was it written for?

Answer 2

Theophilus

Question 3

Who wrote the gospel?

Answer 3

We don’t know, but they also wrote the book of Acts.

Question 4

Who was Luke?

Answer 4

A physician that traveled around with Paul but he doesn’t know about the letters that Paul wrote.

Question 5

When was Luke written?

Answer 5

70-90 CE and they think it was written in Ephesus.

Question 6

What is the main theme?

Answer 6

Kingdom ethic - everything will change

Question 7

List the main themes:

Answer 7

1. Holy Spirit - controls the agenda
2. Prayer - Jesus is connected to God through prayer
3. Role of Women - women are included in everything
4. Disenfranchised - accepts social outcasts
5. Universal - Jesus is for everyone, not just the Jews
6. Lawful - Christianity was not a threat to Rome. (Pax Romana: the peace of Rome)
7. Savior - wants to prove that Jesus is the savior to deliver them from sin.

Question 8

How was John brought into this life?

Answer 8

Zechariah was his father and Elizabeth was his mother. At first Elizabeth was barren but when they prayed and an angel showed up saying that they will have a son but he can never drink wine because he will be filled with the Holy Spirit. Zechariah questioned how the angel knew that and the angel claimed that he was Gabriel and then made him mute until John was born.

Question 9

How is Jesus brought into this life?

Answer 9

The same angel shows up to Mary and tells her that she will have Jesus but she questions it because she is a virgin, but the angel doesn’t punish her. Instead Mary accepts it and says here am I.

Question 10

Magnificant

Answer 10

One of the earliest christian hymns. (Mary’s prayers)

Question 11

What does Luke refer to Jesus as?

Answer 11

The savior so it can be universal.

Question 12

Who was Simeon?

Answer 12

He was righteous and devout and the Holy Spirit rested upon him. He needed to see Jesus before he passed on so he went and visited him, held him, and praised God.

Question 13

Who was Prophet Anna?

Answer 13

She was a prophet that never left the temple and was very devout and started praying to God about how Jesus can give Jerusalem redemption.

Question 14

Who does Luke trace Jesus back to?

Answer 14

Luke traces Jesus back to Adam. Adam is easier to connect to everyone while Abraham only connects with the Jews.

Question 15

What does Luke have that’s similar to Matthew?

Answer 15

The Sermon at the Plain.

Question 16

What is the parable that is only found in Luke?

Answer 16

A lawyer asks Jesus who is neighbor his and Jesus responds by saying a man was beaten and robbed and a priest and a Levite walk past him and don’t offer him any help up. Then a Samaritan walked by and helped him up and brought him into to town and payed for his stay until he was better. Then Jesus asked who the real neighbor was.

Question 17

What is the Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, and Lost Son about?

Answer 17

The lost sheep is about a Shepard that had 99 sheep and would leave all of them to go out and gather the last sheep. The lost coin is about a woman who had 10 coins but looses 1 and tears her whole house apart to find that 1 coin. The lost son is about a father who splits the property in two and one son leaves the country and has to suffer. So when he decides to go home is father is excited.

Question 18

How did Zacchaeus become a son of Abraham?

Answer 18

He was a chief tax collector and when Jesus was visiting he offered for him to stay at his house. Then he claimed that he would give the poor half of his money and he would pay back anyone that he defrauded. Jesus then told him that he is a son of Abraham and there was salvation upon him.

Question 19

The Last Supper

Answer 19

After they had eaten Jesus went to pray but Judas tried to give him a kiss but Jesus had called him out before he could. Then one of the disciples struck him in the ear and Jesus takes the time to heal Judas.Then Jesus is taken away.

Question 20

What is the order that Jesus was taken to people when he was arrested?

Answer 20

Jesus first was taken to the high priest and then taken to the Great Council but they couldn’t punish him at all so they sent him to Pilate. Pilate knew that Jesus didn’t do anything wrong so he sent Jesus to Herod. Herod didn’t have any power over Jesus so he was sent back to Pilate where Pilate was forced into making Jesus be crucified.

Question 21

What were Jesus’ last words?

Answer 21

“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.”

Question 22

Easter

Answer 22

Mary Magdalene, Mary and Joanna went to visit Jesus but they didn’t find his body. Instead the found two men in dazzling clothes and they said that Jesus had risen and to go tell everyone.

Question 23

When did the women realize that Jesus was Jesus?

Answer 23

When Jesus was first in town, nobody recognized him at first. Jesus even talked about himself but nobody made the connection. They invited him over for dinner and when Jesus took the bread, blessed and broke it, and then gave it out to the people, that is when they realized that Jesus was Jesus.