When he wrote a letter to his friend Theophilus, Luke could not have known it would become a significant part of today’s Bible, in what is now called the New Testament. The intention of this letter was to help Theophilus understand and believe the Gospel of Jesus.
Prior to becoming a believer in Jesus, Luke was a medical Doctor. As such, he would have been very disciplined in his approach to ascertain the validity of the story of Jesus.
Interestingly, Luke never actually met Jesus, the true Son of the Living God. Luke did not become a believer in Jesus, the Messiah and Christ, until about 49 – 50 AD., approximately 20 years after Jesus’ Resurrection and ascention into Heaven.
So, how did Luke get all the information that he writes to Theophilus? Most Bible scholars believe he got some, most or all of the information from talking with Matthew and Mark. They were eyewitnesses to the events in Jesus’ life. Luke also became a traveling companion with Paul, who perhaps gave him some additional insights and information.
While there is no direct evidence of this, some Bible scholars believe that due to the amazingly detailed information about the birth and other events in Jesus’ life, that Luke might have talked with Mary, the mother of Jesus. At the time of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection, Mary would have been in her mid-to-late 40’s. Thus she would have been in her mid-late 60’s when Luke became a Believer. Did they talk? Did she share with Luke things only the mother of Jesus would know???
I wonder…….