Luke the Physician and Evangelist in the Bible

Luke the Evangelist Luke was not one of the 12 Disciples of Jesus, but he was active in the early church. It is believed that Luke was Greek but that he was born in Syria. Greek traders had settled along the coast in the Bible lands. . Image Credit: History Alive Textbook 1. Identity. “Luke…

The Book of Acts in the Bible – with Notes

Who Wrote the Book of Acts? Most scholars believe that Luke wrote the Book of Acts Who Was Luke in the Bible? LUKE, THE EVANGELIST 1. Identity. Luke is mentioned by name only three times in the NT—all by Paul while in prison (Col 4:14; 2 Tim 4:11; Philem 24). He never mentions his own name in…