Gospel Of Luke And John Summary

INTRODUCTION The Gospel of Luke and John were written respectively by two of Jesus Christ’s followers. John was a fisherman, chosen by Jesus to become a part of his close circle of followers the disciples. Luke, on the other hand, was a physician by profession that did not know Jesus personally, but gained his insight from speaking with those that had firsthand knowledge of Jesus. They each present the accounts of Jesus’ life with their own individual perspective, thereby giving the reader a more complete understanding of who Jesus really was.
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE Luke was Greek Christian that wrote his account of our Lord and Saviors life around 59-61 A.D. Along with writing the Gospel of Luke, he wrote the book of Acts and was a traveling companion to Paul. The Gospel of Luke contains a genealogical and narrative style historical account of Jesus Christ’s birth, life and ministry. While not written from a firsthand account of Christ, Luke shows great evidence of his desire to convey the teachings of Jesus to the readers of his account. He expresses this desire to in Luke 1:4, where he says that he is writing this so that “thou mightest know the certainty of …show more content…
John begins his account of Christ’s life all the way back to the beginning of time and creation which is different from the physical birth found in the Gospel of Matthew and Luke. The main focus of the Gospel of John is the incredible story of a Jesus leaving heaven and coming to earth to save man. His emphasis on the deity of Christ is more so than the other three Gospels. John refers to Jesus as the Word of God (John 1:1), the Son of God (John 10:31-42), and God Himself (John 1:1). Throughout his Gospel he shows from a firsthand account how Jesus performed numerous miracles, provided for the needs of the people, an authentic friend and an omniscient