Luke Part 1

• Who is Theophilus or who might he have been?
• Luke wrote this book to him. He might have been a patron to help finance Luke's book or a Roman friend interested in the new religion.
• How much of the NT was written b/c of him?
• A third of the New Testament
• Who is the author of Luke?
• Luke the physician
• Without Luke’s letter to Theophilus, what would we be missing? (list it out) Also, what “word” would we be missing?
• A Christmas time favorite- the story of baby Jesus
• The parable of the good Samaritan
• The widow's mite
• The parable of the Prodigal Son
• Savior
• What does Luke 2:10-11 say?
• "I bring you good new that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior- yes, the Messiah, the Lord- has been born today in Bethlehem." 
• What’s the “Main Point” of Luke?
• Jesus came to save everyone, not just the Jews.
• When was Luke written?
• Circa 60 AD