Luke is an important, but shadowy person in Scripture. As I studied Paul's journeys I found Luke always in the background of the story. You can get some insight into his intimate connection with the first century expansion of the Gospel by reading my article What Work Will God Finish?
You'll see that Luke probably help develop the church in Philippi, ( the one church Paul felt comfortable in being personally transparent with). He spent 2-3 years in Judea with Timothy while Paul was in prison there which would have given him ample opportunity to interview Jesus' mother, John, James, and a host of other eye witnesses of Jesus. From there he accompanied Paul to Rome where he spent additional years alongside Paul. He was uniquely qualified to write both a Gospel and summarize the expansion of the Gospel in the first century.
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