Day 10 - Luke 1:26-5:11

As we noted last time, the first three gospels are known as the synoptic gospels because they are so similar in content and it is the synoptic aspect of these books which validate them as much as it provides fodder for those who would discredit the accounts. There is no question that the men who wrote the gospels took material from other sources. This is openly admitted in Luke 1:1-4 wherein the Luke notes that "many have undertaken to compile a narrative" based on "eyewitnesses and ministers of the word . . . to write an orderly account" that Theophilus could be certain of the things he had been taught. In the case of Matthew, the author was a disciple of Jesus. Mark was an associate of Peter; Luke traveled with Paul. Although Luke did not witness the events of the life of Christ, he was an exacting historian who carefully checked and verified his facts in order to provide an accurate account of the events of which he wrote. These facts are critical in understanding the similarities of the gospel accounts.

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