<p>1:3 <i>It seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus</i>- Luke's Gospel was written for the purpose of preaching to Theophilus, who had already been 'catechized', taught by rote (:4), one of the Gospels (probably Mark), but who wanted to have a more detailed and factual account. Luke later describes his Gospel as his <i>logos</i>, his 'word' about all Jesus did (Acts 1:1 Gk.). The Lord seems to have foreseen this when He spoke of how &quot;Whereever this Gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, which this woman has done, be told for a memorial of her&quot; (Mt. 26:13). There is evident connection with the Lord's prophecy of how the Gospel would be preached in all the world (Mt. 24:14; Mk. 16:15). He seems to have seen the 'Gospel' that would be preached as a re-telling of His life and incidents in it, such as the woman's anointing of Him. It is significant that her anointing is mentioned in all four Gospel records. In Mk. 14:9 we read that wherever the gospel was to be preached, what she had done would be narrated in memory of her. So &lsquo;preaching the Gospel&rsquo; is defined there as a narration of the events and sayings of the Lord Jesus in His ministry. Luke's address to &quot;Most Excellent Theophilus&quot; may be a reference to the Roman-imposed High Priest of Israel between AD 37 and AD 41, Theophilus ben Ananus.</p>