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The Seventy's Course in Theology, First Year: Outline History of the Seventy and A Survey of the Books of Holy ScriptureRoberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)

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The Seventy's Course in Theology, First Year: Outline History of the Seventy and A Survey of the Books of Holy Scripture

Name: The Seventy's Course in Theology, First Year: Outline History of the Seventy and A Survey of the Books of Holy Scripture
Author: Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)

Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)

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11. _Date of St. Luke:_ "Luke's Gospel can be proved to have been in
use and familiarly known about 120 A. D., and to have been written
prior to the year 63 A. D., since it is at that date that the Acts,
which continues the Gospel narrative by the same author, closes. It is
not known where it was written, though the Acts was probably written at
Rome." (Bagster Bible Helps, p. 62.)

12. _Purpose and Literary Style:_ "Luke's Gospel is written, in the
first instance, to confirm the faith of Theophilus, a native, it is
thought, of Italy, and probably of Rome, and a man of some social
position, in whose spiritual edification and Christian steadfastness,
as in all likelihood a convert of his own, he took especial interest;
and its aim is to represent the Gospel of Christ as destined to bless
all mankind, and Jesus as the Savior at once of Jew and Gentile. The
literary style is better than that of the other Gospels, as befits the
writing of an educated, professional man. This Gospel and the Acts of
the Apostles approach more nearly to the 'classic' Greek than the other
New Testament narratives." (Bagster Bible Helps, p. 63.)



LESSON III.

SCRIPTURE READING EXERCISE.

_BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. (Continued.)_

  ANALYSIS.                                                        REFERENCES.

  _I. The Gospel According to St. John._                       Notes 1, 2 and 3.
        1. The Author.
        2. Time of Writing.
        3. Style and Purpose.                                  All Bible Dictionaries,
                                                               Helps, etc., previously
                                                               cited have articles on
                                                               St. John and the Acts,
  _II. The Acts of the Apostles._                              which should be consulted.
         1. Authorship.
         2. The Historical Period Covered by                   Notes 6, 7.
            Its Narrative.                                     See especially Seventy's
                                                               Acts of the Apostles.

_SPECIAL TEXT: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All
things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made, that
was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the
light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. * * *
* And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his
glory the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace
and truth."_--JOHN.

_NOTES._

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