![]() ![]() Luke, "the beloved physician" was no apostle and probably no Jew either (compare Colossians 4:11 Colossians 4:14 the Jewish-Christian brothers are mentioned especially in verse 11 and we may conclude, therefore, that Luke and Demas, the co-workers mentioned in verse 14, were heathen-Christians). Both these Bible books were ascribed to Luke in the 2nd century already. To this very Theophilus the Acts of the Apostles are dedicated as well. The name of the recipient though is mentioned straight at the beginning: it is an otherwise unknown well-to-do man called Theophilus. ![]() The last of the three synoptic gospels does not bear any direct indication as to its author. ![]()
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