Survey of Luke

  1. Author and Date
    1. Luke
      1. Physician
      2. Companion of Paul
    2. Date: Sometime before AD 60
  2. Characteristics
    1. Written to Theophilus
      1. Individual
      2. Symbolic name for a group
    2. Precise in his descriptions
      1. Exact dating
      2. Exact political and geographical designations
    3. Luke wrote more than any other NT writer
    4. Mentions women 43 times
    5. Emphasizes Jesus' prayer life
    6. Emphasizes the ministry of Holy Spirit (cp. Acts)
    7. Acts is a sequel to Luke
  3. Distinctive Features
    1. Five Unique Songs
      1. Song of Elisabeth
      2. Mary's Magnificant
      3. Benedictus of Zachariah
      4. Gloria in Excelsis of the angels
      5. Nunc Dimittis of Simeon

Event

Passage

Announcement of John's birth

1:5-25

Announcement of Jesus' birth

1:26-38

Visit of Mary to Elisabeth

1:39-56

Birth of John

1:57-80

Birth of Jesus

2:1-38

Passover visit and Jesus early development

2:41-52

Synagogue at Nazareth

4:16-30

Calling the disciples

5:1-11

Raising the widow of Nain's son

7:11-17

Anointing of sinful woman

7:36-50

Mission of the 70

10:1-24

Good Samaritan

10:25-37

Mary and Martha

10:38-42

Teaching on Prayer

11:1-13

Blasphemy of Pharisees

11:14-36

Woes on Pharisees

11:37-54

Hypocrisy of Pharisees

12:1-12

Covetousness denounced

12:13-34

Stewardship

12:35-48

Division over Christ

12:49-53

Ignorance of Pharisees

12:54-59

Need for repentance

13:1-5

Parable of the fig tree

13:6-9

Healing the cripples woman

13:10-21

Teaching on salvation

13:22-30

Warning of Herod's hatred

13:31-35

Healing the man with dropsy

14:1-6

Parable of the supper

14:7-24

Principles of discipleship

14:25-35

Parables of the lost…

15:1-32

Parable of the unjust steward

16:1-13

Rich man and Lazarus

16:19-31

Parable of the unprofitable servants

17:1-10

Healing the ten lepers

17:12-19

The second coming

17:20-37

Parable of the widow

18:1-8

Pharisee and the Publican

18:9-14

Zacchaeus

19:1-10

Parable of the talents

19:11-28

Trial before Herod

23:6-12