Luke, Paul, and the Law

Luke's conservative approach to the law is generally seen to be incompatible with that of the apostle Paul. But an analysis of how Luke develops his theology of the law through the characters in his story shows that he saw an antithesis between pursuing righteousness by the law and being accepted by God through faith. By focusing on Luke's explicit statements regarding the law, previous studies have missed the significant points of overlap between Luke and Paul in their understanding of the law.