Which statement about Luke is correct?

• A. Luke wrote only the Gospel of Luke and did not write Acts.
• B. Luke is the author of the Gospel of Luke and Acts.
• C. Luke is the author of the Gospel of John and Revelation.
• D. Luke is a Jewish rabbi who wrote a historical chronicle.

Answer: (C)

The key idea here is identifying Luke’s authorship in the New Testament and recognizing who Luke actually was. The best understanding is that Luke wrote two connected works, the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, and that he was not the author of John’s Gospel or Revelation. Textually, Luke and Acts form a two-volume narrative addressed to Theophilus, with Luke’s opening claiming careful investigation of events made by eyewitnesses and servants of the word. Acts then continues the story in a seamless way, and the author uses the first-person plural “we” in the travel sections, signaling a single author who accompanied Paul. That author is identified in tradition and internal evidence as Luke, a physician and a companion of Paul, i.e., a Gentile believer rather than a Jewish rabbi. In contrast, the Gospels of John and the book of Revelation are widely attributed to John the Apostle, and they exhibit distinct theological emphases and styles that differ from Luke-Acts. So the strongest, well-supported reading is that Luke authored Luke and Acts, not John or Revelation, and that he was not a Jewish rabbi.