We get to know Jesus by using the collected books, letters, poems and histories that have been collected for us. A great place to start is the gospels.
For example Luke, written by a Greek, in a plain straightforward language is often seen as a good place to start.
But Luke starts almost like legal paperwork. There is a pedantic solemnness about the start, as thought Luke understands the great import of what he is about to undertake. The great burden of carefully and accurately passing down the information that will eventually help millions to come to a belief in Christ.
This wasn’t done lightly. These early disciples, suffered, worked and persevered for the gospel, for Christ. We should meet them with the same spirit and be willing to devote our time and effort in understanding the words they recorded.
Luke 1: 1 – 4 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
Roberta Writes 