Encountering the New Testament, 4th Edition
A Historical and Theological Survey
series: Encountering Biblical Studies
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Chapter
6. The Gospel of Luke
Discussion Questions
- How could you compare Luke’s method in writing his Gospel with the method a modern biographer would use to write a biography of a famous person?
- What evidence do we have that Luke was actually the author of the Gospel of Luke?
- How important is it to identify the place where Luke was written?
- What role does Theophilus play in the way Luke wrote the Gospel?
- How does Luke’s account of Jesus’s life differ from Matthew’s or Mark’s?
- What are some examples of how Luke emphasized the work of the Holy Spirit?
Assignment Ideas / Class Activities
- Break the class up into small groups and have each group identify the places where Luke was with Paul. Make a chart of this and include the place, the event, and a Scripture reference. At the end of class, compare and discuss each group’s chart.
- On the board make a chart of Jesus’s early life that includes the event and its scripture reference.
- Make a chart illustrating Luke’s record of the role of women in Jesus’s ministry and present this to the class.
- Construct a time line based on Luke’s account that places different stages of Jesus’s life with those of contemporary rulers. Include the point in Jesus’s life, the ruler, and other significant people.
