Luke the Evangelist
one of the four evangelists
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Luke the Evangelist was one of the Four Evangelists—the four traditionally ascribed authors of the canonical gospels. The Early Church Fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Prominent figures in early Christianity such as Jerome and Eusebius later reaffirmed his authorship. Scholarly opinion on the tradition is roughly evenly divided near the end of the 20th century.
Events
Commemorated
Places
- Antioch residence
- Alexandria Troas travel
- Philippi residence
- Jerusalem travel
- Caesarea Maritima residence
- Rome residence
- Thebes residence
- Greece burial
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Acts of the Apostles 3 claims — Paul's Second Missionary Journey; The Shipwreck off Malta; The Voyage to Rome
- Letter to the Colossians 1 claim — Tychicus and Onesimus carry the letter to Colossae
- Gospel of Luke 1 claim — Luke writes the gospel and the Acts
- OrthodoxWiki 1 claim — The Repose of Luke
Documents
- Acts of the Apostles author
- Gospel of Luke author