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Gospel of Luke

Gospel of Luke

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One of the four books of the Bible that tells about the life, early years, and teachings of Jesus
  • proper noun
translation icon : Evangelio de Lucas
  • The Prophetic Model in the Gospel of Luke

See, The thing is that the author of the Gospel of Luke is a traveling companion of Paul.

Examples

  • The parable of the prodigal son from the Gospel of Luke.

  • Some Spanish translations of the Gospel of Luke indicate that Mary said what literally means, "Behold the slave girl of the Lord...".

    Blog text (29)
  • See, The thing is that the author of the Gospel of Luke is a traveling companion of Paul.

  • The only writings he listed in his canon were the Gospel of Luke and ten letters attributed to Paul.

    Blog text (29)
  • In a related story in the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells a man who wants to follow him that he must not stop to bury his dead father.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The Gospel of Luke, chapter 15, verses 11 through 32.

  • This parable, also from the 15th chapter of the Gospel of Luke, continues with this theme of being lost and being found.

    Blog text (24)
  • He uses the example of Lazarus and the rich man found in the Gospel of Luke 16:23-24.

    Blog text (33)
  • I was recently lecturing on the Gospel of Luke in my introductory Bible class when a student raised her hand and asked, "When does the story stop being about Jews and start being about Christians?"

    Academic text (2000)
  • Today, we will explore the lessons found in the Gospel of Luke.

Synonyms

Luke
vsGospel of Luke
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The third book of the New Testament that tells about the birth, life, and teachings of Jesus

focuses on the same life and early years without stressing authorship
Gospel According to Luke
vsGospel of Luke
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A book in the Christian Bible that tells Jesus's life and teachings, especially his birth and early years

is the alternative common naming for the same New Testament book

Surface Forms

Morphology

Gospel + of + Luke

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from the constituents: 'Gospel' (a book about Jesus) + the possessive/associative 'of' + 'Luke' (the evangelist), forming a standard book-title pattern. This naming convention is common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily understand this refers to the Gospel written/attributed to Luke.

Etymology

Gospel of Luke is named from gospel, a word that means 'good news', and from Luke, the man who wrote and shared these stories about Jesus. So the title shows this book is the 'good news' about Jesus and explains his life and teachings.