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mans 2:9 there will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil; first for the jew, then for the Gentile; 10. ... but the glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: fist for the Jew, then for the Gentile. ... The Gentile stranger enjoyed the hospitality of the Israelite who was commanded to love him (Deuteronomy 10:19), to sympathize with him, "For ye know the heart of the stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt" (Exodus 23:9 the King James Version). ...
If we inquire what the reason of this change was we shall find it in the conditions of the exiled Jews, who suffered the bitterest treatment at the hands of their Gentile captors and who, after their return and establishment in Judea, were in constant conflict with neighboring tribes and especially with the Greek rulers of Syria. ... Acts 10:28 says,
"He said to them: "You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with a Gentile or visit him. ... Cornelius is the first recorded Gentile who was welcomed into the followers of Jesus. ...
Gentile Woman
When I met Jesus, I was desperate. ...
Someone told me that Jesus could cast out demons and so I did not even think for a moment that he was a Jew and we were Gentiles. ...
Mark 7:24 – 30
The Bible: Gentile
Someone who is not a Jew. "The nations" is the common expression in the Old Testament for non-Jews as a group, and a Gentile is a person belonging to "the nations. ... Figuratively, a "gentile" is any nonbeliever. ... Assyria wasnt just a non-hostile Gentile nation. ... Instead, he clung with pride to his heritage as a Jew, the chosen people of God, and he condemned the Assyrians. ...
LUKE: GENTILE OR JEW? ... 18, Number 3:
"IMPORTANCE OF THE QUESTION
If Luke was a Gentile, then the Lord entrusted more pages of New Testament revelation to a Gentile than to any other writer. ...
ARGUMENTS FOR LUKE BEING A GENTILE
The argument is made that, as Luke is not mentioned in the list of those of the circumcision, he therefore must not be a Jew. ...
Proponents have also argued that the name Luke (Lucas) is, in itself, evidence that he was A Gentile. ... 4 as being in the circumcision are Gentile names: Aristarchus, Marcus and Justus. ...
ARGUMENTS FOR LUKE BEING A JEW
THE RULE: ORACLES GIVEN TO JEWS
Paul asks the question, What advantage has the Jew? ... He did not utilize the Gentile people for this purpose. ...
The point is that, when the Jewish people wanted to accuse Paul of bringing a Gentile into the Temple, they chose Trophimus. ...
If Luke were a Gentile, it would have been far easier, and far more believable, to accuse Paul of bringing Luke withhim into the Temple, rather than Trophimus. The fact that Luke was not mentioned in the accusation is a strong indication that he was not a Gentile. ... The issue was never raised about Luke being a Gentile, although he was there in Jerusalem with Paul.
LUKES INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TEMPLE
Another argument for the idea that Luke was a Jew is that he showed such an intimate knowledge of the Temple, more than any other of the Gospel writers. ...
The fact that Luke alone of the four Gospel writers gives this account, and he does so with such vivid detail, argues for his being a Jew, familiar with the Temple procedures. ... Is it logical to assume, without question, that Luke was a Gentile, when he had such a clear understanding of the most intimate workings of the Temple, where no Gentile was allowed to go? ... As close-knit as the Jerusalem church was, and as difficult as it must have been for Gentiles to have gotten to the inner circle of the apostolic leadership, it seems highly unlikely that Luke could have gotten that close to Mary if he were a Gentile. ... Such access would have been quite understandable if Luke were a Jew, but would have been most unlikely if he were a Gentile.
Approximate Word count = 4758
Approximate Pages = 19
(250 words per page double spaced)
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