Luke’s Perspective

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed. – Luke 1:1-4

During the early years of the church, the Apostles and others ministers regularly preached about the events of Jesus’ life in their sermons. The four inspired gospel accounts had not yet been written so many people began recording these stories and collecting them into accounts of the life of Jesus. Not being led by the Holy Spirit, this led to inaccuracies and…