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    Luke

    Λουκᾶς

    Luke, a physician and companion of Paul, was the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts.

    verses
    5
    first named
    2 Corinthians 13:13
    last named
    Philemon 1:24
    period
    the New Testament
    role
    Man

    Description

    Who was Luke?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Luke was a physician (Col.4.14) and a close companion of the apostle Paul (2Ti.4.11; Phm.1.24). He is best known as the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts. Although not mentioned by name in these books, early church tradition unanimously attributes them to Luke. His writings suggest that he was well-educated and had a keen eye for historical detail. Luke accompanied Paul on several missionary journeys, as evidenced by the "we" passages in Acts (Act.16.10-17; 20.5-21.18; 27.1-28.16). He remained with Paul during his imprisonment in Rome (2Ti.4.11). In Paul's letters, Luke is described as a beloved friend and fellow worker in the gospel (Col.4.14; Phm.1.24). His medical background may have been helpful during Paul's travels and ministry. Luke's Gospel emphasizes the humanity of Jesus, His compassion for the marginalized, and the universal scope of His message. The Book of Acts records the growth of the early church and the spread of the gospel from Jerusalem to Rome.

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    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Luke7 of 7 entities the graph connects to Luke, in 2 groups: company 2, events 5. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.PaulAssociated with · 182 versesMark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke’s greetingTook part in · 2 versesCompanyMark1 event · 10 versesAristarchus1 event · 5 versesDemas2 events · 3 versesEpaphras1 event · 3 versesPhilemon1 event · 2 versesEventsLuke

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    Where this happens

    A person is placed by the events they take part in, and an event has to clear three things to place them: it must say where it happened, that place must be one the gazetteer can put a coordinate on, and the verse must report it rather than foretell, command or ask it. Nothing anchored here clears all three. Where the text names a setting no gazetteer surveys — a vineyard, a palace, a plot of ground — it is left off rather than guessed at; where a place is named only in a prophecy, the map does not draw what was said to be coming as though it had happened; and a place reached only through a relation is not inherited, because standing beside somebody is not being somewhere.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 5, across 4 books.

    1. 2 Corinthians2 verses

      13:1313:14

    2. Colossians1 verse

      4:14

    3. 2 Timothy1 verse

      4:11

    4. Philemon1 verse

      1:24

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke’s greeting and PaulAristarchusMacedonian companion of Paul, fellow prisonervia Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke’s greeting and PaulDemasCompanion of Paul who later deserted himvia Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke’s greeting and PaulMarkCousin of Barnabas, companion of Paul, author of Gospel.via Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke’s greetingEpaphrasA faithful minister and fellow servant of Paul.via Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke’s greetingGreetingGreeting is a concept gathering 31 labelled instances in the text.via Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke’s greetingPhilemonRecipient of Paul's letter, Colossian slave ownervia PaulApostles, Elders, and Church’s selection of Judas and SilasApostles, Elders, and Church’s selection of Judas and Silas is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 5 pageable entities.via PaulBarnabas, Paul, and Companions’ travelBarnabas, Paul, and Companions’ travel is an event attested across 5 verses, connecting 10 pageable entities.via PaulChurch At Nymphas House’s greeting of Nymphas HouseChurch At Nymphas House’s greeting of Nymphas House is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.

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