Luke
c. 10–c. 84 · Ancient Israel
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
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Influence
The lineage through Luke
Inspired(1)
who Luke shaped
William ShakespeareShakespeare
- Shakespeare moved his Roman farce to Ephesus specifically because of Acts 19, which paints the city as a hotbed of sorcery and exorcism
- The play's whole atmosphere of witchcraft — "There's none but witches to inhabit here" — and the exorcist Doctor Pinch grow straight out of Luke's account
- A book of scripture quietly supplied the supernatural dread that turns a mistaken-identity comedy into something stranger
In their words
Famous Quotes
“Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.”
“And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”
“These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also.”
“We ought to obey God rather than men.”
Biography
About Luke
Physician and companion of Paul, traditionally credited with both the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. His elegant Greek prose and emphasis on compassion for the poor and marginalized gave Christianity some of its most beloved parables.
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