Luke 1:1-4
I have used the work of a number of eyewitnesses and preachers in this narrative concerning what are now established facts. Having worked to draw up an accurate account, I thought it a good idea to send you a copy, Your Excellency Theophilus, so that you can be assured concerning the matters about which you were instructed.
Luke, which was coupled with the Book of the Acts of the Apostles, goes into far more detail than the other gospel writers. The author(s) doubtless had access to a a large cache of source material. He seems to have interviewed either Mary or one of her close associates.
As Theophilus means Friend of God, it is possible that the author was using a literary device to introduce his text. Whether he was or was not, the address to a person of that name is appropriate.
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