ÒMany 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. Therefore,
since I myself
have carefully investigated everything from the
beginning, it seemed good also to me to write
an orderly account for you, most excellent
Theophilus, so that you may know the
certainty of the things you have been taught.Ó
Ð Luke 1:1-4