Luke - Acts

This course discusses what Jesus began to do and teach through his earthly ministry (Luke), and what he continued to do and teach through the work of the Holy Spirit (Acts). Because Luke and Acts are written by the same author, who carefully constructs the relationship between his two volumes, a clear and obvious theology can be observed, which is expressed in ten major themes that run through his works. These works, which make up a significant percentage of the total New Testament documents, represent the primary missions texts of scripture. Luke’s theology is one of the best cases in scripture of salvation history, a worldview and perspective already found in the Old Testament. The course allocates the bulk of its content to describing Luke’s theology, which emerges out of Jesus mission and message of the kingdom, and then has a section that deals with the standard issues of authorship and date.