Luke - Introduction
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While writing his own Gospel, Luke had with him a copy of Mark’s Gospel. Therefore, Luke has repeated in his Gospel many of the verses that Mark wrote. (In this commentary the reader will be asked to refer to Mark’s Gospel for comments on those verses.)
Luke also used other material to write his history of Jesus’ life. Some of this material is also included in Matthew’s Gospel. Some material, however, is found only in Luke.
Luke was, above all, a historian. He was very careful both in his Gospel and in the book of Acts to give accurate historical details. Luke’s accuracy has been completely confirmed by other historical writings of that period and by numerous archeological findings. The story of Jesus Christ recorded in the New Testament is not something made up by man’s imagination; it is totally true and historical.
It is not certain when Luke wrote his Gospel. Many Bible scholars believe it was written between 65 and 70 A.D. Others suggest it was written some time later than that.