3.  Some other passages mainly peculiar to Luke. (1) Chs. 1-2 and 9:51- 18:14 are mainly peculiar to Luke. (2) John the Baptist’s answer to the people. 3:10-14. (3) The conversation with Moses and Elias, 9:30- 31. (4) The weeping over Jerusalem, 19:41-44. (5) The bloody sweat, 22:44. (6) The sending of Jesus to Herod, 23:7-12. (7) The address to the daughters of Jerusalem, 23:27-31. (8) “Father forgive them”, 23:34. (9) The penitent robber, 23:40-43. (10) The disciples at Emmaus, 24:13-31; (11) Particulars about the ascension. 24:50-53.

4.  The following words and phrases should be studied, making a list of the references where each occurs and a study of each passage in which they occur with a view of getting Luke’s conception of the term. (1) The “son of man” (23 times). (2) The “son of God” (7 times). (3) The “kingdom of God” (32 times). (4) References to law, lawyer, lawful (18 times). (5) Publican (11 times). (6) Sinner and sinners (16 times).  Mr. Stroud estimates that 59 percent of Luke is peculiar to himself and Mr. Weiss figures that 541 have no incidences in the other gospels.

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Chapter XXVII.

John.

The Author.  From the evidence found in the gospel, we may learn several things about the author. (1) That he was a Jew.  This is seen in his evident knowledge of Jewish opinions concerning such subjects as the Messiah, and his knowledge of their customs, such as the purification. (2) He was an eye-witness to most of what he relates.  This is seen in his exact knowledge of time, as to the hour or time of day a thing occurred; in his knowledge of the number of persons or things present, as the division of his garments into four parts; in the vividness of the narrative which he could hardly have had without first having seen it all. (3) He was an apostle.  This is seen in his knowledge of the thoughts of the disciples (2:11, 17); in his knowledge of the private words of the disciples to Jesus and among themselves (4:31, 33, etc.); in his knowledge of the private resorts of the disciples (11:54. etc.); and in his knowledge of the Lord’s motives, etc. (2:24-25, etc.); and in his knowledge of Christ’s feelings (11:33). (4) He was the son of Zebedee (Mar. 1:19-20), and was probably one of John’s two disciples whom he turned to Jesus (1- 40). (5) He is one of the three most prominent of the apostles, being several times especially honored (Matt. 17:1-3. etc.), and is prominent in the work of the church after Christ’s ascension, as well as in all their work before his death:  (6) He also wrote three epistles and Revelation.  He outlived all the other apostles and is supposed to have died on the Isle of Patmos as an exile about 100 A.D.