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... Luke doesnt claim to be an eyewitness himself, but he had spoken to many who were. As the apostle Pauls travelling companion, Luke must have met many people who could be described as primary sources. The Gospel of Luke is the first of a two-part work; the book of Acts continuing the story. Even though the gospel of Luke shares much of its material with the other synoptic gospels, it is in its own way quite different, having certain characteristics that distinguish it from the others. Firstly out of all four gospels it may be seen as the longest in as it really consists of two instalments; the gospel, itself, and the Acts of the Apostles. ... " The Acts of the Apostles - continues one of the most remarkable narratives in ancient literature Luke-Acts is the longest and most highly developed narrative in the New Testament" . ...
Theophilus, if a real person may well have been his benefactor or the Roman Governor (or possibly Flavius Clemens, fourth cousin of Domitian) and thus Luke would have written his book to commend Christianity to the Roman authorities. ... The themes, characteristics, and the literary styles are the same in both thus it is widely held that the two books were written by the same person. In many ways the theology or history of the third gospel prepares us for what is to come in volume two, the Acts of the Apostles.
As well as the styles and characteristics of Luke being teased out and developed in Acts, they also have their route in the two other synoptic gospels, with much of the sentence structure and narrative being quite similar save that Luke adds much more detail to the story. The first characteristic of the third gospel, which can be found in the prologue, is written in far better Greek compared to that written in the other synoptic gospels and is very similar to how other ancient Greek historians such as Josephus would begin their works. ... This claim could also be illustrated throughout the gospel itself, as it comprises mainly of narrative, narrative that is believed to have been received through the oral tradition. Luke states that is aim is write a narrative, “an orderly account of what had been happening… The aim, therefore, may certainly be characterised as the writing of history according to the standards of the time”.
One of the major things that one notices when reading Luke is his need and emphasis for a pivotal place, in this case Jerusalem. ...
Luke writes for Gentiles and it has been suggested that he is anti-Semitic, if this is the case why does he predominantly use Jerusalem as his main location for the action? ... One could argue that there is a Jewish priority over the Gentiles in this gospel, which is carried on in Acts when Paul goes to the synagogue first to preach to the Jews before going to the Gentiles.
Approximate Word count = 2346
Approximate Pages = 9.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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