Brought to heal: Elaine Miles on Luke

‘Luke was sympathetic to anyone who was ill-treated or underappreciated.’

Luke of Antioch, 15th Century, artist unknown

It is easy to think that Matthew, Mark, Luke and John clubbed together to tell us about the life and death of Jesus, and that it does not really matter which one you quote. But in fact they were very different characters, whose lives covered different stretches of history. They knew different areas where Jesus lived during his life, and had different interests.

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