Luke and 1 Samuel
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009In my reading, I recently came across the following insight into the theme and structure of Luke. It comes from N.T. Wright’s book, The New Testament and the People of God (pp. 378-383).
When John begins his work with the words ‘In the beginning…’, we know he is imitating the start of Genesis. When Matthew opens [...]
Luke 1:11-17
Thursday, January 22nd, 20091:11-12. In light of all this, Zacharias probably expected the worse when an angel of the Lord appeared to him. It is understandable that he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. He probably thought that he was about to be struck dead.
1:13. The angel Gabriel (cf. v. 19) immediately tries to calm Zacharias’ fears [...]
Luke Outline
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009My purpose in outlining is not to nail down the narrative of Luke into “subject sections” but to get a picture of the flow of the story. If looking at an outline of a story ruins the narrative for you, ignore this post.
The purpose of Luke is to instruct Gentile believers about the words and [...]
Luke 1:1-4
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009Luke begins his account of the life of Jesus by stating who he is writing it for, and he also provides a bit of insight into the methods he used to glean the information that follows.
1:1. First, he recognizes that many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of the things which [...]