What books of the Bible did Luke write? - Answers (2025)

Another answer from our community:If indeed there was a physician named Luke who lived in the time of Paul, it seems unlikely that he wuld still have been alive at the end of the first century, when the Gospel that now bears his name was written. Luke was known universally by the early Church as the writer of the Gospel, and this knowledge was passed down to those who determined the validity of the books to be included in the Biblical canon. If they were not known to be written by an eyewitness or associate of an eyewitness, they were not included in the New Testament. Internal evidence supports authorship by Luke.

Similarly, the same author is regarded as the writer of Acts since a 'former treatise' is mentioned in the first verses, the style and themes are the same and the subject matter is continuous with the Gospel of Luke.

2 books: Luke and Acts of the Apostles

The Gospel According to Saint Luke and Acts of the Apostles were both written anonymously and attributed in the mid-second century by the Church Fathers to Luke, a physician mentioned in the epistles. However, the prologues of Luke's Gospel and Acts of the Apostles are inconsistent with its author learning anything from the apostle Paul.

Moreover, Luke is only mentioned in Colossians and 2 Timothy, and very few scholars believe that these epistles were really written by Paul. In fact, 2 Timothy is called one of the "Pastorals" because it deals with pastoral concerns of the Church early in the second century. Thus, there is no evidence that Paul knew anyone called Luke. And if there was no Luke, then Luke did not really write these books.