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The St. Luke Passion (BWV 246) is an 18th-century anonymous sacred work erroneously attributed to J.S. Bach due to his handwritten manuscript and a performance in Leipzig. Bach likely copied it for a 1730 Good Friday service. The chorale "Derselbe mein Herr Jesu Christ" reflects Lutheran passion traditions with contemplative text. Felix Mendelssohn famously disputed Bach's authorship, citing stylistic inconsistencies. Modern scholarship confirms its anonymity, though it remains historically significant as part of Bach's performance repertoire.