Was the Gospel of St Luke 'written' by MARY?

The Daily Mail Online ^ | April 14, 2014 | Ellie Zolfagharifard

[GreyFriar]

Dr. Adam Bradford believes third Gospel was originally a legal document. He says it was written by Luke, a Greek physician, as a letter of support for St Paul who was imprisoned for the political crime of supporting Jesus. Details about Jesus' childhood could only have come from Mary, he claims. He argues feminine words in the scripture give away the true author.

[xone]

Are you degrading the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Holy Trinity?

That's what you got from that post? LOL. Yeah, that's it, degrading the Holy Spirit!

After all, The Holy Spirit is God, just as the Father and Son are God.

No kidding?

[AnAmericanMother]

"Ta-dah!" That one is really unintentionally funny, like the tireless self-promoter Charles Willson Peale and his Museum!

Some others that I like:

Heemskerck at his best - what a lovely Virgin!

Mabuse - the Northern light is unmistakeable.

Vasari, going all Classical and Mannerist on us ... not only does he have a couple of nosy kibitzers, the Blessed Virgin seems to be offering some advice as well.

[Godzilla]

However, I think that Luke interviewed Mary about Jesus and used that in his text, rather than Mary actually writing the text.

That is the clear indication by most as well. The author of Luke is also the author of Acts. Luke has been shown to have followed Greek methodology in presenting history in both books so it is not unreasonable that he interviewed Mary.

[Salvation]

Thanks for all the renditions.

[AnAmericanMother]

I just love the different approaches of the different schools - fun to look at.

I tried to find a modern, but they are all copying/pastiching the Northern Renaissance painters.

[AnAmericanMother]

Liddell & Scott tell us that "tekton" is "1. a worker in wood; a carpenter, joiner, builder; 2. any craftsman or workman, a master of any art", as a poet or songwriter. A second sense is of a planner or contriver generally.

So the primary sense IS that of "carpenter" or "joiner". But that wasn't limited as it is today to the crew chief working under the general contractor - you'd probably find a carpenter building the whole house, foundation, plaster, wood, thatch and all.

[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic is from 4/14/2014. Thanks GreyFriar.

[Larry Lucido]

A lot of carpenters own their own planes. :)