Author : Michael Card
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 18,60 MB
Release : 2010-12-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830868356
Michael Card embarks on an imaginative journey through the Gospel of Luke. Picturing Luke as historian, Gentile, doctor and slave, Card approaches Luke?s written account with questions that engage the imagination. Join him in the work of opening heart and mind to the "Gospel of Amazement."
Author : Matthew Ingalls
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 48,21 MB
Release : 2017-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1532605374
Jesus' life should turn our world upside-down. His first observers, according to Luke, were routinely seized with amazement, both at the bending of physics--making the blind see and lame walk--and at the ridiculous things he did and taught. A careful look at the Jesus of the Gospels sketches a man completely out of touch with conventional thinking; a man radically devoted to living a shocking life for the sake of the broken and forgotten. In popular depictions of Jesus today he seems to be more concerned with upholding a conventional way of life than with overturning our understanding of ourselves. Jesus' life story should lead more to humble servanthood than to syncopated light shows in church or the triumph of a political candidate or a well-ordered and respectable lifestyle. The Upside Down Way is a series of devotionals drawn from the text of Luke. Each devotional is an invitation to a fresh look at the outrageous words and actions of Jesus. Author and pastor Matthew Ingalls combines rigorous historical study with a voice that is unflinchingly bold, reflective, honest, and challenging, in order to elevate Luke's ridiculous Jesus to his rightful position as the fountain of Christian faith.
Author : I. Howard Marshall
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 936 pages
File Size : 33,78 MB
Release : 1978-11-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1467426474
The Gospel of Luke was written, says its author, as an historical account of the ministry of Jesus. Not only would it serve as the basis for a sound faith on the part of professing Christians, but it would also claim a place for Christianity in history. Christ's ministry, as Luke shows, is realized prophecy; it is that time during which God's promise of salvation was fulfilled. His teachings, healing, and acts of compassion are all part of the good news. In Luke's Gospel, Christ's message of salvation is directed to the weak, poor, and needy, with an emphasis on the importance of self-denial and of whole-hearted discipleship. Thus, while Luke is the most conscious historian of the Gospel writers, his history is a vehicle of theological interpretation in which the significance of Jesus is expressed. In this commentary I. Howard Marshall calls attention to the theological message of Luke the Evangelist. His primary purpose is to exegete the text as it was written by Luke, so that the distinctiveness of Luke's Gospel may be seen. Basing his commentary on the third edition of The Greek New Testament, Dr. Marshall also refers to many variant readings which are significant in this study. He provides fairly full information on the meanings of the Greek words used by Luke and shows which words and constructions occur frequently and are therefore characteristic of his style. It is by this meticulous analysis of the Greek that Luke's theological intentions can be objectively determined.
Author : Fr. Joseph Ponessa
Publisher : Emmaus Road Publishing
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 17,52 MB
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1941447279
The Gospel of Luke may be very familiar to you. You have probably heard the Nativity story every Christmas since your childhood. Most of what we learn and cherish about the infancy and childhood of Jesus comes from Luke, probably through his research and interviews with the Blessed Mother Mary. Most people, even non-Christians, recognize the parable of the Prodigal Son. There is so much more! The Gospel of Luke begins and ends in the temple. The Blessed Trinity emerges clearly. The Holy Spirit is referenced more than a dozen times. All of the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary can be found in Luke’s first two chapters. Prayer and joy permeate the Gospel of Luke. One of the most interesting features of Luke’s Gospel involves his treatment of women. Luke enjoyed a privileged liberal education, enabling him to write in elegant Greek. May God surprise you with joy as you study and delve deeper into this Gospel of Luke. Then he said to them, “These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled” (Luke 24:44). About the Series: Especially designed for families to do together, “Come and See” Catholic Bible Study series presents the rich heritage of the Catholic Faith in clear and simple language. With its practical direction for leaders, easy-to-use workbook format, and appealing design, this Bible study series is ideal for use in the classroom, home study, or parish catechesis.
Author : Michael Card
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 47,99 MB
Release : 2012-01-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830838139
In this second volume of the Biblical Imagination series, Michael Card leads us on an imaginative journey through the Gospel of Mark. Card teaches us to enter each scene with the eyes of faith, knowing that Mark intended us to be filled with passion at the sight of Jesus.
Author : Terance David Espinoza
Publisher :
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 41,10 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Bible
ISBN :
The characters in Luke-Acts respond with amazement to a variety of stimuli. The traditional form-critical interpretation is that their response of amazement is a response of numinous awe or wonder, containing elements of both surprise and fear. This dissertation begins by arguing that the Lucan response of amazement may often be part of a numinous experience, but the Lucan response of amazement in itself does not inherently imply a numinous sense of wonder or fear. When amazement is viewed as a literary motif that is distinct from the motif of wonder, the Lucan response of amazement more clearly emphasizes surprise. This Lucan motif of amazement then functions on two levels. First, amazement serves the immediate narrative concerns of the text whether it occurs in a miracle story, theophany, or other well-defined narrative form. Second, amazement serves a particularly Lucan purpose in validating how God's plan for salvation unfolds. The constant staccato of surprise in Luke-Acts emphasizes that the twists and turns in the unfolding of God's plan of salvation, no matter how surprising they may be, are still legitimately directed by God. From the circumstances of Jesus' birth to the validation of the Gentile mission, God's plan of salvation continually surprises God's people. Paul's citation of Habakkuk 1:5 in Acts 13:41 during his inaugural sermon aptly summarizes the function of Lucan amazement: do not let surprise at the work of God become a hindrance in accepting what God is doing.
Author : Mary H. Schertz
Publisher : MennoMedia, Inc.
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 37,86 MB
Release : 2023-06-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1513804286
Luke is a gospel of joy, amazement, and warmth. From the jubilant birth narrative and Magnificat at the beginning to the wonder of the ascension at the end, Luke offers a matchless portrait of Jesus Christ of Nazareth and those who followed him. In the 36th volume in the Believers Church Bible Commentary series, New Testament scholar Mary H. Schertz helps readers inhabit the pages of the third gospel, replete with parables and paradoxes and ministries of mercy. In vibrant writing and with careful exegesis, Schertz invites readers to investigate for themselves the surprise, light, and awe of the kingdom of God, in which people find healing, the marginalized find welcome, and the poor find flourishing. Schertz traces the motifs of holy warrior and suffering servant that confronted every first-century Jew, including Jesus, and that still shape the church today. Through it all, Luke demonstrates both the cost of the kingdom and the exuberance of a life lived in loyalty to Jesus and the strength of the Spirit. About the Believers Church Bible Commentary series This readable commentary series is for all who seek more fully to understand the original message of Scripture and its meaning for today—Sunday school teachers, members of Bible study groups, students, pastors, and other seekers. —From the Series Forword
Author : Amy-Jill Levine
Publisher : New Cambridge Bible Commentary
Page : 727 pages
File Size : 12,22 MB
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 0521859506
This volume surfaces distinct historical claims, nuanced theological conclusions, and a mutual respect in an area where disagreement often results in consignment to hell.
Author : Robert Elliott Speer
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 11,85 MB
Release : 1892
Category : Bible
ISBN :
Author : Darrell L. Bock
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 27,95 MB
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830818037
In Luke's vivid narrative, Jesus comes into Galilee proclaiming "good news to the poor . . . freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind." More than any other Gospel, the Gospel of Luke shows Jesus' great concern for the downtrodden, the oppressed and the marginalized--including women and children and even those outside the house of Israel.Darrell Bock's IVP New Testament Commentary shows why Luke's Gospel is "tailor-made" for the world we live in--a world often divided along ethnic, religious, economic and political lines. After all, the Jesus portrayed by Luke is a source of unity for his disciples and for believers from every walk of life. Tax collectors, Roman soldiers, prostitutes, city officials, religious leaders, widows and fishermen were among the diverse group brought together in the early Christian church. "The Gospel is universal in its perspective and cosmic in its scope," Bock writes. "As we look at our modern multicultural world, . . . certainly there is relevance in a Gospel that highlights how men and women of different ethnic origins can be transformed into a unified community."Along with a passage-by-passage exposition of Luke, Bock offers background information on date, destination, purpose, form and theological themes in the text. His dual focus on understanding what Luke wanted to communicate to his original readers and on discovering how that message is relevant for today's readers will make this commentary an excellent resource for all who study, preach or teach the Scriptures.
