Luke the Evangelist - wikipedia Luke the Evangelist `` Saint Luke '' redirects here. For other uses, see Saint Luke ( disambiguation ). Saint Luke the Evangelist Miniature of Saint Luke from the Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany ( 1503 -- 1508 ) by Jean Bourdichon. Apostle, Evangelist Antioch, Syria, Roman Empire Circa 84 AD Near Boeotia, Greece Venerated in In all Christian Churches Major shrine Padua, Italy Feast 18 October Attributes Evangelist, Physician, a bishop, a book or a pen, a man accompanied by a winged ox / winged calf / ox, a man painting an icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a brush or a palette ( referring to the tradition that he was a painter ). Patronage Artists, bachelors, physicians, surgeons, farmers and others Luke the Evangelist ( Latin : Lūcās, Ancient Greek : Λουκᾶς, Loukãs, Hebrew : לוקאס ‎, Lūqās, Aramaic : לוקא ‏ ‎ ‎, Lūqā ' ) is one of the Four Evangelists -- the four traditionally ascribed authors of the canonical Gospels. The early church fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel according to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, which would mean Luke contributed over a quarter of the text of the New Testament, more than any other author. Prominent figures in early Christianity such as Jerome and Eusebius later reaffirmed his authorship, although the fragile evidence of the identity of the author of the works has led to discussion in scholarly circles, both secular and religious. The New Testament mentions Luke briefly a few times, and the Pauline epistle to the Colossians refers to him as a physician ( from Greek for ' one who heals ' ) ; thus he is thought to have been both a physician and a disciple of Paul. Christians since the faith 's early years have regarded him as a saint. He is believed to have been a martyr, reportedly as having been hanged from an olive tree, though some believe otherwise. The Roman Catholic Church and other major denominations venerate him as Saint Luke the Evangelist and as a patron saint of artists, physicians, bachelors, surgeons, students and butchers ; his feast day takes place on 18 October. Contents 1 Life 2 The authorship of Luke and Acts 3 As a historian 4 As an artist 5 Symbol 6 Relics 7 See also 8 References and sources 9 External links Life Many scholars believe that Luke was a Greek physician who lived in the Greek city of Antioch in Ancient Syria, although some other scholars and theologians think Luke was a Hellenic Jew. Bart Koet stated that it was widely accepted that the theology of Luke -- Acts points to a gentile Christian writing for a gentile audience. Although he concludes that it is more plausible that Luke - Acts is directed to a community made up of both Jewish and gentile Christians, because there is stress on the scriptural roots of the gentile mission ( see the use of Isaiah 49, 6 in Luke - Acts ). Gregory Sterling claims that he was either a Hellenistic Jew or a god - fearer. His earliest notice is in Paul 's Epistle to Philemon -- Philemon 1 : 24. He is also mentioned in Colossians 4 : 14 and 2Timothy 4 : 11, two works commonly ascribed to Paul. The next earliest account of Luke is in the Anti-Marcionite Prologue to the Gospel of Luke, a document once thought to date to the 2nd century, but which has more recently been dated to the later 4th century. Helmut Koester, however, claims that the following part, the only part preserved in the original Greek, may have been composed in the late 2nd century : Luke, was born in Antioch, by profession, was a physician. He had become a disciple of the apostle Paul and later followed Paul until his ( Paul 's ) martyrdom. Having served the Lord continuously, unmarried and without children, filled with the Holy Spirit he died at the age of 84 years. ( p. 335 ) James Tissot, Saint Luke ( Saint Luc ), Brooklyn Museum. Epiphanius states that Luke was one of the Seventy Apostles ( Panarion 51.11 ), and John Chrysostom indicates at one point that the `` brother '' Paul mentions in the Second Epistle to the Corinthians 8 : 18 is either Luke or Barnabas. If one accepts that Luke was in fact the author of the Gospel bearing his name and also the Acts of the Apostles, certain details of his personal life can be reasonably assumed. While he does exclude himself from those who were eyewitnesses to Jesus ' ministry, he repeatedly uses the word `` we '' in describing the Pauline missions in Acts of the Apostles, indicating that he was personally there at those times. There is similar evidence that Luke resided in Troas, the province which included the ruins of ancient Troy, in that he writes in Acts in the third person about Paul and his travels until they get to Troas, where he switches to the first person plural. The `` we '' section of Acts continues until the group leaves Philippi, when his writing goes back to the third person. This change happens again when the group returns to Philippi. There are three `` we sections '' in Acts, all following this rule. Luke never stated, however, that he lived in Troas, and this is the only evidence that he did. Luke as depicted in the head - piece of an Armenian Gospel manuscript from 1609 held at the Bodleian Library. The composition of the writings, as well as the range of vocabulary used, indicate that the author was an educated man. A quote in the Epistle to the Colossians differentiates between Luke and other colleagues `` of the circumcision. '' 10 My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you his greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. 11 Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my co-workers for the kingdom of God, and they have proved a comfort to me... 14 Our dear friend Luke, the doctor, and Demas send greetings. Colossians 4 : 10 -- 11, 14. This comment has traditionally caused commentators to conclude that Luke was a gentile. If this were true, it would make Luke the only writer of the New Testament who can clearly be identified as not being Jewish. However, that is not the only possibility. Although Luke is considered likely to be a gentile Christian, some scholars believe him to be a Hellenized Jew. The phrase could just as easily be used to differentiate between those Christians who strictly observed the rituals of Judaism and those who did not. Luke 's presence in Rome with the Apostle Paul near the end of Paul 's life was attested by 2 Timothy 4 : 11 : `` Only Luke is with me ''. In the last chapter of the Book of Acts, widely attributed to Luke, we find several accounts in the first person also affirming Luke 's presence in Rome including Acts 28 : 16 : `` And when we came to Rome... '' According to some accounts, Luke also contributed to the authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews. Luke died at age 84 in Boeotia, according to a `` fairly early and widespread tradition ''. According to Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos ( Ecclesiastical History 14th century AD., Migne P.G. 145, 876 ) and others, Luke 's tomb was located in Thebes, whence his relics were transferred to Constantinople in the year 357. The authorship of Luke and Acts See also : Authorship of Luke -- Acts The Gospel of Luke does not name its author. The Gospel was not written and does not claim to be written by direct witnesses to the reported events, unlike Acts beginning in the sixteenth chapter. The earliest manuscript of the Gospel, dated circa AD 200, ascribes the work to Luke ; as did Irenaeus, writing circa AD 180, and the Muratorian fragment from AD 170. The gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles make up a two - volume work which scholars call Luke -- Acts. Together they account for 27.5 % of the New Testament, the largest contribution by a single author. Luke paints the Madonna and the Baby Jesus, by Maarten van Heemskerck As a historian See also : Historical reliability of the Acts of the Apostles, Census of Quirinius, and Chronology of Jesus A medieval Armenian illumination of Luke, by Toros Roslin. Most scholars understand Luke 's works ( Luke -- Acts ) in the tradition of Greek historiography. The preface of The Gospel of Luke drawing on historical investigation identified the work to the readers as belonging to the genre of history. There is some disagreement about how best to treat Luke 's writings, with some historians regarding Luke as highly accurate, and others taking a more critical approach. Based on his accurate description of towns, cities and islands, as well as correctly naming various official titles, archaeologist Sir William Ramsay wrote that `` Luke is a historian of the first rank ; not merely are his statements of fact trustworthy... ( he ) should be placed along with the very greatest of historians. '' Professor of Classics at Auckland University, E.M. Blaiklock, wrote : `` For accuracy of detail, and for evocation of atmosphere, Luke stands, in fact, with Thucydides. The Acts of the Apostles is not shoddy product of pious imagining, but a trustworthy record... it was the spadework of archaeology which first revealed the truth. '' New Testament scholar Colin Hemer has made a number of advancements in understanding the historical nature and accuracy of Luke 's writings. On the purpose of Acts, New Testament Scholar Luke Timothy Johnson has noted that `` Luke 's account is selected and shaped to suit his apologetic interests, not in defiance of but in conformity to ancient standards of historiography. '' Such a position is shared by most commentators such as Richard Heard who sees historical deficiencies as arising from `` special objects in writing and to the limitations of his sources of information. '' During modern times, Luke 's competence as a historian is questioned, depending upon one 's a priori view of the supernatural. Since post-Enlightenment historians work with methodological naturalism, such historians would see a narrative that relates supernatural, fantastic things like angels, demons etc., as problematic as a historical source. Mark Powell claims that `` it is doubtful whether the writing of history was ever Luke 's intent. Luke wrote to proclaim, to persuade, and to interpret ; he did not write to preserve records for posterity. An awareness of this, has been, for many, the final nail in Luke the historian 's coffin. '' Robert M. Grant has noted that although Luke saw himself within the historical tradition, his work contains a number of statistical improbabilities such as the sizable crowd addressed by Peter in Acts 4 : 4. He has also noted chronological difficulties whereby Luke `` has Gamaliel refer to Theudas and Judas in the wrong order, and Theudas actually rebelled about a decade after Gamaliel spoke ( 5 : 36 -- 7 ) '' As an artist Luke the Evangelist painting the first icon of the Virgin Mary. Christian tradition, starting from the 8th century, states that he was the first icon painter. He is said to have painted pictures of the Virgin Mary and Child, in particular the Hodegetria image in Constantinople ( now lost ). Starting from the 11th century a number of painted images were venerated as his autograph works, including for example, the Black Madonna of Częstochowa and Our Lady of Vladimir. He was also said to have painted Saints Peter and Paul, and to have illustrated a gospel book with a full cycle of miniatures. Late medieval Guilds of St Luke in the cities of Late Medieval Europe, especially Flanders, or the `` Accademia di San Luca '' ( Academy of Saint Luke ) in Rome -- imitated in many other European cities during the 16th century -- gathered together and protected painters. The tradition that Luke painted icons of Mary and Jesus has been common, particularly in Eastern Orthodoxy. The tradition also has support from the Saint Thomas Christians of India who claim to still have one of the Theotokos icons that Saint Luke painted and which St. Thomas brought to India. Symbol Luke and the Madonna, Altar of the Guild of Saint Luke, Hermen Rode, Lübeck 1484. In traditional depictions, such as paintings, evangelist portraits and church mosaics, Saint Luke is often accompanied by an ox or bull, usually having wings. Sometimes only the symbol is shown, especially when in a combination of those of all Four Evangelists. Relics Despot George of Serbia bought the relics from the Ottoman sultan Murad II for 30,000 gold coins. After the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia, the kingdom 's last queen, George 's granddaughter Mary, who had brought the relics with her from Serbia as her dowry, sold them to the Venetian Republic. In 1992, the then Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Ieronymos of Thebes and Levathia ( the current Archbishop of Athens and All Greece ) requested from Bishop Antonio Mattiazzo of Padua the return of `` a significant fragment of the relics of St. Luke to be placed on the site where the holy tomb of the Evangelist is located and venerated today ''. This prompted a scientific investigation of the relics in Padua, and by numerous lines of empirical evidence ( archeological analyses of the Tomb in Thebes and the Reliquary of Padua, anatomical analyses of the remains, Carbon - 14 dating, comparison with the purported skull of the Evangelist located in Prague ) confirmed that these were the remains of an individual of Syrian descent who died between 416 BC and AD 72. The Bishop of Padua then delivered to Metropolitan Ieronymos the rib of Saint Luke that was closest to his heart to be kept at his tomb in Thebes, Greece. Thus, nowadays, the relics of Saint Luke are so divided : The body, in the Abbey of Santa Giustina in Padua ; The head, in the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague ; A rib, at his tomb in Thebes. See also Book : Gospel John the Evangelist Mark the Evangelist Matthew the Evangelist References and sources References Jump up ^ http://catholicsaints.info/saint-luke-the-evangelist/ ^ Jump up to : Harris, Stephen L., Understanding the Bible. Palo Alto : Mayfield. 1985. `` The Gospels '' pp. 266 -- 68 ^ Jump up to : Strelan, Rick. Luke the Priest -- the Authority of the Author of the Third Gospel -- Was Luke a Jew or Gentile ? Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., May 1, 2013, pp. 102 -- 10. Jump up ^ Koet, Bart J., Five Studies on Interpretation of Scripture in Luke - Acts. Leuven University Press, 1989. pp. 157 - 158 Jump up ^ Koet, Bart J., Dreams and Scripture in Luke - Acts. 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Jump up ^ Boring 2012, p. 556. ^ Jump up to : Grant, Robert M., `` A Historical Introduction to the New Testament '' ( Harper and Row, 1963 ) Jump up ^ `` Luke 1 : 1 -- 4 ''. Jump up ^ Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses. 117. Jump up ^ Ramsay, The Bearing Of Recent Discovery On The Trustworthiness Of The New Testament, 222, 1915 Jump up ^ Blaiklock, The Archaeology of the New Testament, p. 96, Zondervan Publishing Houst, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1970. Jump up ^ Hemer, `` The Book of Acts in the Setting of Hellenic History '', 104 -- 07, as summarized by MacDowell. Jump up ^ Johnson, Luke Timothy ( 1992 ). The Acts of the Apostles. The Liturgical Press. pp. 474 -- 76. Jump up ^ Heard, Richard ( 1950 ). `` 13 : The Acts of the Apostles ''. An Introduction to the New Testament. Harper & Brothers. ^ Jump up to : Powell, Mark ( 1989 ). What are they saying about Luke ?. Paulist Press. p. 6. ISBN 0 - 8091 - 3111 - 0. Jump up ^ McGrew, Timothy, `` Miracles '', The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ( Winter 2015 Edition ), Edward N. Zalta ( ed. ), http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/miracles/ Flew, Antony, 1966, God and Philosophy, London : Hutchinson. Ehrman, Bart D., 2003, The New Testament : A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, 3rd ed., New York : Oxford University Press. Bradley, Francis Herbert, 1874, `` The Presuppositions of Critical History, '' in Collected Essays, vol. 1, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1935. McGrew 's conclusion : historians work with methodological naturalism, which precludes them from establishing miracles as objective historical facts ( Flew 1966 : 146 ; cf. Bradley 1874 / 1935 ; Ehrman 2003 : 229 ). Jump up ^ Ehrman, Bart ; Craig, William Lane ( March 28, 2006 ). `` William Lane Craig and Bart Ehrman `` Is There Historical Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus ? '' ``. College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts : bringyou.to. Retrieved August 11, 2010. Historians can only establish what probably happened in the past, and by definition a miracle is the least probable occurrence. And so, by the very nature of the canons of historical research, we ca n't claim historically that a miracle probably happened. By definition, it probably did n't. And history can only establish what probably did. Jump up ^ Grigg, Robert, `` Byzantine Credulity as an Impediment to Antiquarianism '', Gesta, Vol. 26, No. 1 ( 1987 ), pp. 5 -- 6, The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the International Center of Medieval Art, JSTOR Jump up ^ The basic study on the legends concerning Saint Luke as a painter is Michele Bacci, Il pennello dell'Evangelista. Storia delle immagini sacre attribuite a san Luca ( Pisa : Gisem, 1998 ). Jump up ^ Father H. Hosten in his book Antiquities notes the following `` The picture at the mount is one of the oldest, and, therefore, one of the most venerable Christian paintings to be had in India. 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