Getting Started

When you hear the word “Savior,” does anything come to mind apart from its “biblical” meaning? For most of us, it’s a religious term from Scripture. But “savior” had a lot of meaning in the first century. For Jews it was tied to some very important events in Israel’s history. For Romans it was reserved for only one person—and that person was not a Jewish Messiah. So how might Luke have been painting his picture of this Savior for both Jews and Gentiles? 

Let’s check it out.