Biblical Streets: Luke a drink a 'special' and feel good

THE STAR continues its series on these 'biblical streets' with a trek to Luke Lane.

There are at least two residents of Luke Lane who believe the evangelist would be quite at home.

"Mi feel like any weh him (Luke) deh, him a drink a special pon di corner with the rest a Bible man dem and know say him 'quenga' dem a live it up and a make him feel proud," said one bleached-skin male with a smirk.

Another resident added that Luke would be extremely pleased that his name was associated with the western Kingston community, claiming that the evangelist was a 'hustler'.

"Based on what me hear, dem man deh used to have bare sword and ting cuz gun never make yet. If him did deh here pon Earth, him would a lock him lane with a big gun and a him woulda be we don. A nuff 'taker' come from round dem place ya so him know him ting would set with bare gold chain enuh," he said.

Luke is only mentioned by name three times in Scripture, and all three references are in Paul's letters, Colossians 4, 2 Timothy 4, and Philemon 1.

Most biblical scholars support Luke as the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts.

Luke's gospel contains several parables and eyewitness accounts that are only in his gospel, such as a pre-birth account for John the Baptist, the story of the two men who met the resurrected Jesus on the road to Emmaus, as well as stories of miraculous healing.

Referring to the teachings of Christianity, one woman's opinion was quite the opposite of the other two residents.

To her, Luke would be heartbroken to see his name being associated with such a violent lane.

"The God I serve is not one of war and so were his apostles. Too much wrong is going on in Jamaica and we will not take heed. Luke isn't smiling with us but he doesn't hate us. He just wants us to change from our crooked ways. Luke Lane can get better, we just have to trust God and do good," she said.