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Luke 2:14
"Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men."
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Interpretation

Jesus teaches a glory peace that is worked out in family life in Luke 2:14—look for "glory" and "god". Align glory peace in conversations that test patience—anchor courage in promise.

Context

Luke speaks here as gospel narrative writing, developing glory peace. Read in Luke 2, its force becomes clearer. Listen for “glory” alongside “god”.

Authorship & Historical Background

Long‑standing tradition credits Luke to Luke the physician (companion of Paul). Introductions to Luke often note: Anonymous; author also wrote Acts; polished Greek historian‑theologian.. Scholars commonly date Luke AD 80–90. Readers in view for Luke include Broader Greco‑Roman audience.. Mercy and meals mark messianic mission. A careful historian-theologian frames a universal horizon.

More details
Traditional:Luke the physician (companion of Paul)
Modern scholarship:Anonymous; author also wrote Acts; polished Greek historian‑theologian.
Date:AD 80–90
Audience:Broader Greco‑Roman audience.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
The Greek text is preserved in over 5,800 manuscripts, more than any other surviving ancient work. Early papyri from the 2nd-3rd centuries like P46, P66, P75 provide text within 100–150 years of composition. Major uncial codices (Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, 4th century) contain complete or near-complete texts. The Byzantine text family represents the majority of later manuscripts. Textual variants exist but are mostly minor: word order, articles, spelling. No central Christian doctrine depends on any disputed text. Modern critical editions compare all manuscript families to determine the best reflects the earliest recoverable text reading.
Sources & witness notes
SinaiticusVaticanusP46