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Distilling a literary work to find its author’s greatest influence on, not only his era, but future eras as well, stands as a task that can only be completed with the dealing of timeless masterpieces. Throughout Core Humanities Seminar, we have as a class, in fact, discussed books that regardless of when they were written, are still popular in the twenty second century, thus are deemed worthy of such interrogation. Centuries Removed, Their Views are Still Relevant The Gospel according to Luke is a depiction of Jesus’ life on Earth from Jesus’ conception to his resurrection. “The Prince” by Nicolo Machiavelli is a poltical view on how an individual might gain, maintain, and expand the power over the state or states in which a ruler has authority. With such radically different topics, how is it that I can possibly find some kind of correlation between the two books? This is done by breaking down their themes, understanding their eras, and examining their communities. The Gospel according to Luke centers on a few primary rules that a follower of God should live by in order to achieve placement within the Kingdom of God. ‘Love thy neighbor as thyself’ stands atop