Written in a formal literary style common to Hellenistic authors of Luke’s day, the Prologue sets forth Luke’s purpose. The Prologue to the Gospel (Luke 1:1–4) is a good example of this. Luke and Acts contain some of the finest literary Greek in the New Testament.
The Prologue (Luke 1:1–4): Luke As Historian and Theologian What distinguishes Luke’s Gospel from the other three? In addition to having a sequel (Acts), here are five unique sections of the Gospel that highlight his themes. In Acts 13:46 the apostle Paul cites this same passage, Isaiah 49:6, to explain why he is turning to the Gentiles: Although this prophecy is made at the beginning of Luke’s Gospel, it does not come to fulfillment until Acts, when large numbers of Gentiles come to faith. In Luke 2:32 the old prophet Simeon predicts that Jesus will not only bring glory to Israel, but will also be “a light for revelation to the Gentiles.” This is an allusion to Isaiah 42:6 and 49:6, where the Servant-Messiah is predicted to be the one to restore Israel and to bring salvation to the Gentiles. Scholars commonly refer to this two-volume work as “Luke-Acts.”Įvidence for this unity can be found in the earliest chapters of the Gospel. And the story he begins in the Gospel continues through to the end of Acts. This literary and theological unity indicates that when Luke wrote his Gospel, he already had Acts in mind. We also mean that they are two volumes of a single work, sharing a common purpose, theme, and theology. By this, we don’t just mean that these two books were written by the same author (though this is true). Almost all scholars today acknowledge the unity of Luke and Acts.
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