" There be some standing here which shall not taste of death till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom " ( Matthew 16: 28 ) ( or, " until they see that the kingdom of God has come with power " ( Mark 9: 1 ); or, " till they see the kingdom of God " ( Luke 9: 27 ).

It is has been argued that Luke may be writing: a letter of apology ( traditionally a defense for one ’ s beliefs ), a letter of legitimation for Christian beliefs, a letter to equip the church to function amidst the Roman Empire, or a letter that is apolitical.

Esler, who advanced this legitimation view, has suggested that in Luke ’ s community there were Roman officials who were recent converts and they wanted to make sure that their new found faith could successfully coexist with their allegiance to the empire.

At any rate affairs in that region, including the future of the church of Ephesus ( 20: 28 – 30 ), are treated as though they would specially interest " Theophilus " and his circle ; also an early tradition has Luke die in the adjacent Bithynia.

Just before the geography of the scene shifts to a new location, Luke summarizes how the gospel has impacted that location.

: Luke 21. 20-21 ( ESV ) " But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.

Colossians has some close parallels with the letter to Philemon — names of some of the same people ( e. g., Timothy, Aristarchus, Archippus, Mark, Epaphras, Luke, Onesimus, and Demas ) appear in both epistles.

The fragments given as the Commentary on Luke in the PG have been claimed to derive from the missing tenth book of the General Elementary Introduction ( see D. S. Wallace-Hadrill ); however, Aaron Johnson has argued that they cannot be associated with this work ( see “ The Tenth Book of Eusebius ’ General Elementary Introduction: A Critique of the Wallace-Hadrill Thesis ,” Journal of Theological Studies, 62. 1 ( 2011 ): 144-160 ).

In The Four Gospels: A Study of Origins ( 1924 ), Burnett Hillman Streeter argued that another source, referred to as L and also hypothetical, lies behind the material in Luke that has no parallel in Mark or Matthew.

For example, Mark has Jesus recruit his first disciples before he has performed any miracles, and Luke moves the recruitment scene to a point after Jesus ' first miracles.

The similarity in content has been described as such that " it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that Luke is dependent in some way, whether directly or indirectly, on this long lost text from Qumran ".

Traditionally Luke has been regarded as written by Luke the Evangelist some time between the " we " passages in Acts 16 onwards and the imprisonment of Paul in Rome in Acts 28, leading as with some modern scholars to argue for a date c. 60-65.

In biblical criticism, the prayer's absence in the Gospel of Mark together with its occurrence in Matthew and Luke has caused scholars who accept the two-source hypothesis ( against other document hypotheses ) to conclude that it is probably a logion original to Q.

The next earliest account of Luke is in the Anti-Marcionite Prologue to the Gospel of Luke, a document once thought to date to the 2nd century, but which has more recently been dated to the later 4th century.

The quote in the Letter of Paul to the Colossians differentiating between Luke and other colleagues " of the circumcision " has caused many to speculate that this indicates Luke was a Gentile.

On the purpose of Acts, New Testament Scholar Luke Timothy Johnson has noted that " Luke's account is selected and shaped to suit his apologetic interests, not in defiance of but in conformity to ancient standards of historiography.

Robert M. Grant has noted that although Luke saw himself within the historical tradition, his work contains a number of statistical improbabilities such as the sizable crowd addressed by Peter in Acts 4: 4.

He has also noted chronological difficulties whereby Luke " has Gamaliel refer to Theudas and Judas in the wrong order, and Theudas actually rebelled about a decade after Gamaliel spoke ( 5: 36-7 )'

The tradition that Luke painted icons of Mary and Jesus has been common, particularly in Eastern Orthodoxy.

The tradition also has support from the Saint Thomas Christians of India who claim to still have one of the Theotokos icons that St. Luke painted and which St. Thomas brought to India.

In Luke 1: 3-4, the author states that he decided to “ write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the truth concerning the things about which you have been instructed .” Theophilus is Greek for lover of God and it is suggested that he may either be an individual who recently converted to the faith or a Roman official of whom the church is seeking acceptance from.

Johnny recently achieved " grandfather " status with the arrival of " Hannah " care of his eldest son Luke and his wife.

Juicy J recently signed a 2million dollar solo deal with Dr. Luke label Kemosabe via Columbia records.

In many places ( e. g. near the figures of St. Luke and St. Prochore ) the outline of Georgian letters are clearly visible under the recently added Greek inscriptions.

He recently provided the score for Nick Mead's film, Dice Life – the Random Mind of Luke Rhinehart, a contemporary dance film created by Nick Mead and Wayne McGregor, featuring Luke Rhinehart, author of The Dice Man.

Winter most recently played Luke Lourd on ABC's show GCB ( TV series ).

The company recently announced a partnership with Creative Nation, the Nashville based music management and publishing company owned by songwriter Luke Laird and his with Beth Laird.

In different articles and webs, it has been announced Fàshiön Music recorded a number of demos during 1978-1979 / 80, but only three of them are online on the official band's Myspace created by Luke James, " Fashion " ( later re-recorded for Product Perfect ), " Fiction Factory ", and " I Don't Take Drugs " ( recently dropped ).

Porn historians, including Luke Ford, have said that Leigh had recently entered a lesbian relationship and had moved in with her girlfriend, when her family reportedly denounced her for her decision to enter into a same-sex relationship.

In 2007, Telfer appeared in five episodes of the second series of the BBC drama Hotel Babylon ( as Luke, a less-than-trustworthy concierge ), and also in the TV series NCIS, in which he played Marine Corporal Damon Werth, a psychotic Marine recently returned from an Iraq tour of duty.

The most international players produced have come from Blackrock College, with players such as Brian O ' Driscoll, Victor Costello, Shane Byrne, Bob Casey, Leo Cullen and more recently Luke Fitzgerald.

Luke traveled with the Emperor to capture his sister, aboard the recently completed and christened flagship, the Eclipse.

With the recently redeemed Dark Jedi Kam Solusar, Luke returns to Pinnacle Base.

Tourniquet was in a transition period during the recording of this disc as they had recently lost their original vocalist ( Guy Ritter ) and had not yet hooked up with Luke Easter.

He appeared in the films Cool Hand Luke ( 1967 ), Urban Cowboy ( 1980 ), Silverado ( 1985 ), Noon Wine ( 1985 ), The Milagro Beanfield War ( 1988 ), Major League ( 1989 ), The Adventures of Huck Finn ( 1993 ), Major League II ( 1994 ), Wyatt Earp ( 1994 ), Wild Bill ( 1995 ), Truman ( 1995 ), Cold Mountain ( 2003 ), and more recently Appaloosa ( 2008 ).

In 1619 when he moved to Utrecht, his brother-in-law van der Ast entered the Utrecht Guild of St. Luke, where the renowned painter Abraham Bloemaert had just become dean.

The painter Roelandt Savery ( 1576 – 1639 ) entered the St. Luke ’ s guild in Utrecht at about the same time.

In 1834, County Surveyor Luke Knowlton entered of land that now cover the center of Bunker Hill.

Beginning as a map-engraver, in 1547 he entered the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke as an illuminator of maps.

Philip Fruytiers ( 1627 – 1666 ), Flemish painter and engraver, was a pupil of the Jesuits ' college at Antwerp in 1627, and entered the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke without a fee in 1631.

Following his service, Luke entered the University of Washington.

The St. John's Fog Devils entered their second QMJHL Entry Draft on June 10, 2006 and selected St. John's native Luke Adam with their first Round pick ( 7th Overall ).

Fyt then trained with Frans Snyders between about 1629 – 31, during which time, at the age of twenty, he entered the guild of St Luke as a master.