A Gentile-oriented "orderly account" of the ministry of Jesus attributed to Luke the physician as the "former book" mentioned in Acts of the Apostles.
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Why is it said that the Gospel of Luke presents Jesus as “the Son of Man”?
It is said that the Gospel of Luke presents Jesus as "the Son of Man"--not the Christ or King or God Incarnate, but distinctively the Son of Man.
What is it in the Gospel of Luke that gives rise to ...
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What was Jesus trying to convey in the parables of the mustard seed and yeast?
What message did Jesus Christ tried to give by comparing the Kingdom Of God(Isn't that Heaven?) with the mustard seed and yeast?
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What do the verses in Luke 5:20-25 teach us?
They have always puzzled me and I fail to understand what is what.
Luke 5:20-23
When Jesus saw their faith he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” Then the experts in the law and the ...
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Does Luke 6:30 imply that the person asking has a genuine need?
There was another thread in Mi Yodeya where a Jewish individual played a "prank" on a Christian in order to get his money ($20) since he figured the Christian was obligated to give it to him if he ...
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How did John the Baptist have the “spirit and power of Elijah”?
As the angel Gabriel said to Zechariah, whose son would be John the Baptist...
Luke 1:17 (NLT)
17 He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for ...
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Is there any tradition with regards to Zechariah's prayer in Luke?
Luke 1:5-13 (NIV)
5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of ...
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Luke 12 and going to work everyday
Put God’s Kingdom First
22 Jesus said to his followers, “So I tell you, don’t worry about the
things you need to live—what you will eat or what you will wear. 23
Life is more important ...
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Why does Jesus feel only certain people that come into physical contact with Him?
Luke 8
43 A woman was there who had been bleeding for twelve years. She had
spent all her money on doctors, but no doctor was able to heal her.
44 The woman came behind Jesus and touched the ...
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Why did Jesus tell His disciples to buy a sword?
At the Last Supper, Luke records this dialogue:
He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. It is written: ...
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Why did Jesus say “you will be put to death” and yet “not a hair of your head will perish”?
Jesus' words here contain an apparent contradiction:
You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. All men will hate you because of ...
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Jesus's genealogy: 28 generations or 41 since David?
These questions keep me wondering:
Firstly, how is it possible that Matthew and Luke came up with completely different genealogies of Jesus's ancestors, if they are both following the masculine line?
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Would the Christians Luke was writing for know who Phanuel was?
I'm sure there's a lot more names in the New Testament that no one would know, but this one strikes me as very odd.
The prophetess Anna is described in pretty good detail, for the Bible at least, but ...
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What does the parable of the Fig Tree mean?
Luke 13:6-9 (NIV)
6 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in
his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find
any. 7 So he said to the man who took ...
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What does Luke 11:5-8 mean?
Luke 11:5-8 (NIV)
5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come ...
