Luke

Who

Ascribed to Luke, a physician who travelled with Paul. The book is addressed to Theophilus and says it draws on eyewitnesses.

When

Usually AD 80–90, though some place it earlier.

What it is

An orderly account for someone who wants to know whether what he has been told is true. Volume one of two; Acts is the second.

What to watch for

It keeps putting the people nobody expected at the centre — shepherds, Samaritans, women, a thief.

“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,Luke 4:18