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● Luke 1:1-4 . . Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative
of the things that have been accomplished among us-- just as those who
from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have
delivered them to us --it seemed good to me also, having followed all things
closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most
excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you
have been taught.
Luke's report is alleged to have been written somewhere around AD60,
roughly thirty years or so after the conclusion of the facts. Plus, it's not an
eye-witness report; rather, it's essentially hearsay. All I can say to that is
Caveat Lector.
Also; Luke's report was written neither to or for a church, it was written to
and for a specific person; which leads me to believe that Luke wasn't
expecting his report to end up in the Bible. Apparently Constantine's
committee felt it was "inspired" so there it is.
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