Remember:
- Luke was a physician!
- And the only Gentile to write any part of the New Testament!
- Luke was a close friend of Paul!
- Perhaps Luke’s interest in medicine is the reason his gospel gives such a high profile to Jesus’ acts of healing!
- Luke joined Paul in Troas in Asia Minor during Paul’s second missionary journey!
- Luke was left in Philippi during the second missionary journey!
- And picked up again to travel with Paul on the third journey!
- Luke accompanied Paul on his journey to Jerusalem and Rome and was with him during his imprisonment there!
- Scholars have noted that Luke had an outstanding command of the Greek language!
- His vocabulary is extensive and rich, and his style at times approaches that of classical Greek, as in the preface of his gospel!
- While at other times it seems quite Semitic!
- He was familiar with sailing and had a special love for recording geographical details!
- All this would indicate that Luke was a well-educated, observant, and careful writer!