Luke
Luke writes as a careful historian and a gifted storyteller, opening with a formal preface and unfolding the most humanly tender of the Gospels. Here are the songs of Mary and Zechariah, shepherds at the manger, and parables found nowhere else, including the good Samaritan and the prodigal son. Luke lingers with the poor, with women, with Samaritans and sinners, showing a Savior who seeks the lost. A long journey to Jerusalem anchors the book's center, and it closes at Emmaus and Bethany, with burning hearts, opened Scriptures, and a blessing that leads straight into the story of Acts.
Traditionally Luke the physician, companion of Paul and author of Acts
AD 60–85
Theophilus and a wider Gentile readership seeking assurance
To give an orderly account of Jesus so readers may have certainty that God's salvation has come for all people.