Many scholarly opinions have different opinions on when the Gospel was written. Ranging from the early sixties to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, are the most common held views. “Since Luke contains 350 verses of Mark is must have been written after Mark” (Summers 10). Furthermore, verses like Luke 19:43-44 give an indication of the disastrous Jewish-Roman war. Another reference found in Luke 21:20 gives a clear picture of the destruction of Jerusalem, factual knowledge that the author would have obtained through experience (Allen 8). The place of origin also remains unclear. Certain connections between Luke and Acts as well as Luke’s relationship with Paul suggest that the gospel was written during his and Paul's two-year Caesarean
