Luke portrays a different aspect that separates itself from the other gospels of Matthew, Mark, and John. ... Both the Book of Acts and the Gospel of Luke are related very closely to each other. ... However, we still cannot determine the author directly or indirectly even by examining the Book of Acts. ... External testimony assumes common authorship of the gospel and Acts, and it may be maintained that the book of Acts was accepted into the New Testament canon because of its close association with the Gospel of Luke. ... (Brown 272) An additional purpose that Luke serves can be found by ana...

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• Grade Level: High School

An angel warns Joseph to leave Israel (2:13), informs him to bring his family back to the promised land (2:20), and advised to take his family to Galilee to live in peace (2:22). ... The narrative acts as a separate story in itself. ...

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