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Gospel and Luke
* Expositio evangelii secundum Lucam ( Commentary on the Gospel according to Luke )
It is said to be that the author of the Gospel of Luke is the same as the author of the Acts of the Apostles.
The question regarding the genre of Acts is complicated by the fact that it was written by the same author as the Gospel of Luke.
Evidence for this is found in the prologue to the Gospel of Luke, wherein the author alludes to his sources by writing, " Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
“ Acts, then is a continuation of the Lucan Gospel, not in the sense that it relates what Jesus continued to do, but how his followers carried out his commission under the guidance of his Spirit .” Thus, part of the answer to the purpose of Acts is that Luke is writing to Theophilus, who is also mentioned in Luke 1: 3, in order to explain to him the occurrences that take place in the church that fulfill Jesus ’ promise to his disciples that “ you will be baptized with, the Holy Spirit not many days from now ” ( Acts 1: 5 ).
The author opens with a prologue, usually taken to be addressed to an individual by the name of Theophilus ( though this name, which translates literally as " God-lover ", may be a nickname rather than a personal appellation ) and references " my earlier book "— almost certainly the Gospel of Luke.
As in the Gospel of Luke, there are numerous references to the Holy Spirit throughout Acts.
The Gospel of Luke and Acts both devote a great deal of attention to the oppressed and downtrodden.
Prayer is a major motif in both the Gospel of Luke and Acts.
* Steiner also believed that there were two different Jesus children involved in the Incarnation of the Christ: one child descended from Solomon, as described in the Gospel of Matthew, the other child from Nathan, as described in the Gospel of Luke.
By the time the Gospels of Luke and Matthew were written, Jesus is portrayed as being the Son of God from the time of birth, and finally the Gospel of John portrays him as the pre-existent Word () as existing " in the beginning ".
Bede's works included Commentary on Revelation, Commentary on the Catholic Epistles, Commentary on Acts, Reconsideration on the Books of Acts, On the Gospel of Mark, On the Gospel of Luke, and Homilies on the Gospels.
The earliest Christian interpretations of Jonah are found in the Gospel of Matthew ( see and 16: 1-4 ) and the Gospel of Luke ( see Luke 11: 29-32 ).
Clement of Alexandria ( Stromata, ii, 20 ) also makes Barnabas one of the Seventy Disciples that are mentioned in the Gospel of Luke 10: 1ff.
Among the teachings of Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Luke and the Gospel of Matthew, the message to his followers that one should " Turn the other cheek " and his example in the story Pericope Adulterae, in which Jesus intervenes in the stoning of an adulteress, are generally accepted as his condemnation of physical retaliation ( though most scholars agree that the latter passage was " certainly not part of the original text of St John's Gospel ") More militant Christians consider Romans 13: 3 – 4 to support the death penalty.
This verse in the Olivet Discourse also occurs in the Gospel of Luke.

Gospel and depicts
The Gospel of Philip depicts Mary as Jesus ' Koinōnos ( κοινωνός ), a Greek term indicating a " close friend " or " companion ".
In the Gospel of Luke Jesus heals ten lepers and only the Samaritan among them thanks him (), although depicts Jesus receiving a hostile reception in Samaria.
Jesus ( alternatively called The Jesus Film ), is a 1979 motion picture which depicts the life of Jesus Christ according primarily to the Gospel of Luke in the Bible.
The bronze casting depicts the authors of the Gospels with their symbols: Matthew the angel representing the Gospel of the Church ; Mark, the lion and inspiration for Peter ’ s teachings or catechesis ; Luke, the ox, for his recounting of Christ ’ s infancy ; John, the eagle, for the writer of the Spiritual Gospel, recounting the story of " the Word made flesh.
While John's Gospel emphasizes Jesus as the Son of God, the Gospel of Luke depicts him as a prophet above all else, attributing that title to Jesus more often than even Mark.
This painting depicts the Gospel of John when Jesus Christ from the cross told: " Woman, here is your son ", and then told to the apostle: " Here is your mother.
The play depicts the Christmas story from chapter two in the Gospel of Matthew.
* The Last Temptation of Christ ( 1951 ), a novel by Nikos Kazantzakis ( and film by Martin Scorsese ) that depicts Judas in a similar vein to the Gospel of Judas

Gospel and prayer
" Then follows the Collect prayer, and the reading or chanting of,,, and the Passion account from the Gospel of John, traditionally divided between three deacons, yet often divided between the celebrant and more than one singer or reader.
After an ektenia ( litany ), during which petitions are offered that God will have mercy on those who err and bring them back to the truth, and that he will " make hatred, enmity, strife, vengeance, falsehood and all other abominations to cease, and cause true love to reign in our hearts …", the bishop ( or abbot ) says a prayer during which he beseeches God to: " look down now upon Thy Church, and behold how that, though we have joyously received the Gospel of salvation, we are but stony ground.
Similarly to the way that the mats helped worshippers prepare for prayer, the carpet pages can represent the preparation of the reader before the Gospel message ( The British Library Board ).
There were some noteworthy textual changes in the first two sections, and the dismissal formula in the Concluding Rites ( Ite, missa est ) was moved to the end of the Mass ; previously, it was followed by an inaudible personal prayer by the priest, the blessing of the people ( which has been retained ), and the reading of the " Last Gospel " ( almost always John 1: 1 – 14 ).
The prayer incorporates two passages from Saint Luke's Gospel: " Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee ," and " Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Examples are the psalm Iudica at the start of Mass, the prayer said by the priest before reading the Gospel ( or the blessing of the deacon, if a deacon reads it ), and the first of the two prayers of the priest for himself before receiving Communion.
In a document of unquestionable authority of that period the Office is described as follows: The evening hour, or vespertina synaxis, is composed of four psalms, a capitulum, a response, a hymn, a versicle, a canticle from the Gospel, litany ( Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison ), Pater with the ordinary finale, oratio, or prayer, and dismissal ( Regula Sancti Benedicti, xvii ).
* a canticle taken from the Gospel of Luke: the Canticle of Zechariah ( Benedictus ) for morning prayer, and the Canticle of Mary ( Magnificat ) for evening prayer
The 1928 revision of the prayer book of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America replaced " all Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Heretics " with " all who know thee not as thou art revealed in the Gospel of thy Son.
It is typically used by lay people to read the scripture lessons ( except for the Gospel lesson ), to lead the congregation in prayer, and to make announcements.
The Christian Left holds that social justice, renunciation of power, humility, forgiveness, and private observation of prayer ( as opposed to publicly mandated prayer ), are mandated by the Gospel ( Matthew 6: 5-6 ).
Six of the priests lay their hands on a Gospel Book which has been placed over the head of the one being anointed, while the senior priest reads a prayer.
The text of the prayer is not identical to the version in the Gospel of Matthew, and it is given with the doxology " for Thine is the power and the glory for ever.
Then the bishop or abbot himself concludes the reading of the Gospel, after which he says another prayer and sprinkles all of those present with the water that was used for the foot washing.
The movement favors the sharing of experiences via testimonies, prayer, group recitation, sharing meals and other communal practices, which they believe are more personal and sincere than propositional presentations of the Gospel.
During rituals such as the Roman Catholic Mass, the Sign is required at certain points: the laity sign themselves during the introductory greeting of the service, before the Gospel reading ( small Signs on forehead, lips, and heart ), and at the final blessing ; optionally, other times during the Mass when the laity often cross themselves are during a sprinkling with holy water, when concluding the penitential rite, immediately after receiving Communion, and when concluding private prayer after Communion.
Through lives of prayer and Gospel service, we dedicate ourselves to the following of Jesus Christ, Son of God become Son of Mary.
Those who are enquiring about entering the congregation are strongly encouraged to attend Mass as often as possible, to read the Sacred Scriptures especially the Gospel accounts and to regularly spend time in prayer in order to better discern their vocation.
The proclamation may be sung or proclaimed at the ambo by a deacon, cantor, or reader either after the reading of the Gospel or after the postcommunion prayer.
" In light of Joseph Sr .' s indifference, she sought consolation in earnest prayer that the gospel would be brought to her husband and was reassured by a dream that her husband would be given " the pure and undefiled Gospel of the Son of God " ( 56 ).
He emphasized healing in his Four Fold Gospel and usually devoted one meeting a week for teaching, testimonies and prayer on these lines.
Get Happy is a term used in the African American Gospel Music tradition, that refers to the experience of receiving the Holy Spirit during a Church service, usually involving ecstatic singing, or during prayer, or spontaneously.

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