The Gospel Of Luke

The Gospel of Luke was written in the mid-80’s AD in Corinth. It is the longest of the 4 gospels in the bible, and was possibly written by a woman who attributed it to Luke. Gospels are formed in three main stages. The first stage of the gospel development is the life and teachings of Jesus as he travelled through the country speaking, teaching, performing miracles and healing, which happened in the late 20’s AD. The second stage is about the post-resurrectional teachings by the apostles, and the Church's practices that grew out of preaching, such as the Eucharist. During these two stages of gospel formation, the gospels were orally transmitted through preaching. Stage three of the formation started when the disciples began to realise that Jesus may not come back in their lifetime, so they needed to preserve the stories, so the third stage is the actual writing and then editing of the gospels. At this point the transmission of the Gospel was through reading as well. Luke wrote this part with Gentile Christians as his audience- the reason for …show more content…
They were told by Jesus with the purpose of encouraging people to change the way they thought and acted and were an effective way for Jesus to teach because they challenged the way that people then and now think by comparing life in our world to life in the Kingdom of God. They were and still are a good and reliable way of teaching because people are able to relate to them and therefore understand them better, no matter how much times have changed since Jesus was on earth.
Times have changed a lot since Jesus told the parable of the Good Samaritan. As our way of living has changed, the parables meaning may not be understood in the same way as they once were, although they still have implications for our lives today. The message that we receive through the parable of the Good Samaritan today faces common humanitarian issues in our