The cottage Bible and family expositor, containing the Old and New Testaments . time before thate^ent, about A. D. 63 or 64, as is generally supposed. He would appear, from^ e i!* ^ intimate acquaintance with the Greek language, as wellas from hii Greek nam* Loukat, to hav* been of Gentile extraction ; and ac-1088 cording to Eusebius and others, he was a native of Antioch. But, from theHebraisms occurring in his writings, and especially from his accurate know-ledge of the Jewish rites, ceremonies, and customs, it is highly prnbalile thatho was a Jewish proselyte, and afterwards converted to Ch
The cottage Bible and family expositor, containing the Old and New Testaments . time before thate^ent, about A. D. 63 or 64, as is generally supposed. He would appear, from^ e i!* ^ intimate acquaintance with the Greek language, as wellas from hii Greek nam* Loukat, to hav* been of Gentile extraction ; and ac-1088 cording to Eusebius and others, he was a native of Antioch. But, from theHebraisms occurring in his writings, and especially from his accurate know-ledge of the Jewish rites, ceremonies, and customs, it is highly prnbalile thatho was a Jewish proselyte, and afterwards converted to Christianity. Thoughhe may not have been, as some have atfimied. one of the seventy disciples,and an of our Saviours miracles, jet his intercourse with theApostles, and those who were eye-witnesses of the works, and ear-witriessesof the words of Christ, renders him an unexceptionable witness, if considercamerely as a historian ; and the early and uftanimous reception of his Gospel,as divinely inspired, is sutiicient to latisfy e\ery reasonable person. I—BW-$ WLNnX) By/} IJU iKi U ^iTTDW© WOTGd TKIE 10)(Q)©¥®[HI? LUKE.—CHAP. I. A. M. D. 64. a 1 2 IV I. b ,li2. TVie preface of Luke to his gospel. CHAPTER I. , TTie preface oC r*iike to his whole sa-nel. 5 The conception of John the Baptist, 26? ,«nd of Christ 39 The prophecy uf Kliasbeth, and f .\liiry, concerning Christ. 57The iwiiiviiy aiiJ circumcision of John. 67 Tlie prophecy ol Zachiu-ias, LwlJiof Clirisl,: 76 ami ol John. FORASMUCH as many have taken in handto set forth in order a declaration of thoseliiings which are most surely believed among|is, 2 Even as they delivered them unto us, whichliom the beginning » were eye-witnesses, andihinisters of >> the word ; |3 It seemed good to me also, having had per-ect understanding of all things from theery first, to write unto thee in order, mostxcellent ^ Theophilus, 4 That thou
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