Letters to Luke Joe E.

In first century Galilee, Joseph and Elisa of Capernaum, a young couple trained in the healing arts, encounter a mysterious healer from Nazareth. They become friends and followers of Jesus even as Joseph struggles with doubts. Could this man be the l... Read more

In first century Galilee, Joseph and Elisa of Capernaum, a young couple trained in the healing arts, encounter a mysterious healer from Nazareth. They become friends and followers of Jesus even as Joseph struggles with doubts. Could this man be the long-awaited Messiah? Could God be the source of his healing power? But Jesus is truly human. He eats and laughs with them—and nearly dies in a pneumonia epidemic.Joseph shares their story in letters to his friend and colleague, Luke of Antioch.The young physicians accompany Joseph, the apostles, and women of Galilee on their Passover journey to Jerusalem. They bear expert witness to the redemptive sufferings of Jesus at Calvary. They return to Capernaum to carry on His work as early Christians, and there they become targets for persecution by Saul of Tarsus.“Letters to Luke” offers an unforgettable medical and spiritual perspective on the ministry and death of Jesus. It’s the story of a doubter who becomes a believer, a man of science who becomes a man of faith. Less