Preface |
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Principal Abbreviations |
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INTRODUCTION |
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I. The Current State of Lucan Studies |
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1. The Purpose of Luke-Acts |
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2. Luke-Acts and the Kerygma |
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3. The Historical Value of the Lucan Writings |
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4. Lucan Salvation-History and Eschatology |
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5. Theology of the Cross vs. Theology of Glory |
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6. Early Catholicism In Luke-Acts |
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7. Luke and Paul |
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II. Luke, His Date and His Readers |
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1. The Identity of Luke |
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A. Luke’s Ethnic Background |
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B. Luke as a Companion of Paul |
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C. Luke the Physician |
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2. The Date and Place of the Composition of theLucan Gospel |
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3. Luke’s Intended Readers |
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III. The Composition of the Lucan Gospel |
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1. The Sources of the Lucan Gospel |
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2. Luke’s Dependence on Mark |
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3. Lucan Transpositions of Marcan Material |
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4. Agreements of Matthew and Luke against Mark in the Triple Tradition |
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5. Luke’s Supposed Dependence on Matthew |
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6. Luke’s Dependence on "Q" |
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7. Lucan Doublets |
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8. Luke’s Dependence on Special Sources |
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9. Luke and tbe Gospel according to Thomas |
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10. Luke and John (or other Sources) |
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11. The Proto-Luke Hypothesis |
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12. The Literary Composition of the Lucan Gospel |
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IV. Lucan Language and style |
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1. Luke’s Treatment of Marcan Material |
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2. Luke’s Stylistic Range |
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3. Luke’s Characteristic Vocabulary and Its Sources |
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4. Septuagintisms in Lucan Greek |
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5. Supposed Aramaisms, Hebraisms, and Semitisms |
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V. The Text of the Lucan Gospel |
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VI. The Outline of the Lucan Gospel |
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1. The General Outline |
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2. The Detailed Outline |
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VII. A Sketch of Lucan Theology |
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1. The Lucan Kerygma |
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A. Kerygma as the Act of Proclamation |
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B. Kerygma as What Is Proclaimed |
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2. The Structure of the Lucan Gospel |
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3. The Lucan Geographical Perspective |
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4. The Lucan Historical Perspective |
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A. Luke’s Concern to Situate the Christ-event in Time |
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B. Salvation-History |
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5. Lucan Christology |
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A. Christology |
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B. Christological Titles |
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C. Soteriology |
219 |
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6. The Spirit |
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7. Eschatology |
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8. Discipleship |
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A. The Response to the Christian Kerygma |
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B. The Demands of Christian Life |
241 |
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C. Christian Life Together |
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9. The Lucan Portrait of Jesus |
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VIII. Select Bibliography |
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1. Commentaries: Modem |
271 |
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2. Commentaries: Patristic, Medieval, Renaissance, Reformation |
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3. Monographs of a General Nature |
279 |
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4. General Works Frequently Quoted |
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5. Bibliographies on the Lucan Gospel |
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TRANSLATION and COMMENTARY |
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The PROLOGUE |
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1. A Reliable Account Addressed to Theophilus (1:1-4) |
287 |
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I. THE INFANCY NARRATIVE |
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A. Events before the Birth of John the Baptist AND OF Jesus |
303 |
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2. The Birth of John Is Announced (1:5-25) |
303 |
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3. The Birth of Jesus Is Announced (1:26-38) |
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4. Mary Visits Elizabeth (1:39-56) |
356 |
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B.The Birth and the Infancy OF John and Jesus |
372 |
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5. The Birth of John (1:57-58) |
372 |
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6. The Circumcision and Manifestation of John(1:59-80) |
374 |
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7. Tlie-Birth of Jesus (2:1-20) |
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8. The Circumcision and Manifestation of Jesus (2:21-40) |
418 |
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9. The Finding in the Temple (2:41-52) |
434 |
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II. THE PREPARATION FOR THE PUBLIC MINISTRY OF JESUS |
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10. John the Baptist (3:1-6) |
449 |
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11. John’s Preaching (3:7-18) |
463 |
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12. The Imprisonment of John (3:19-20) |
476 |
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13. The Baptism of Jesus (3:21-22) |
470 |
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14. The Genealogy of Jesus (3:23-38) |
483 |
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15. The Temptation in the Desert (4:1-13) |
506 |
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III. THE GALILEAN MINISTRY OF JESUS |
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A. The Beginning of the Ministry in Nazareth AND Capernaum |
521 |
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16. Summary: Beginning of the Ministry (4:14-15) |
521 |
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17. Jesus’Visit to Nazareth (4:16-30) |
525 |
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18. Teaching and Cure in the Capernaum Synagogue (4:31-37) |
541 |
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19. Simon’s Mother-In-Law (4:38-39) |
548 |
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20. Evening Cures (4:40-41) |
552 |
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21. Departure from Capernaum (4:42-44) |
555 |
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22. The Role of Simon the Fisherman; the Catch of Fish (5:1-11) |
559 |
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23. The Cleansing of a Leper (5:12-16) |
571 |
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B. The First Controversies with the Pharisees |
577 |
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24. TboCureof a Paralyzed Man (5:17-26) |
577 |
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25. The Call of Levi; the Banquet (5:27-32) |
587 |
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26. The Debate about Fasting; Parables (5:33-39) |
594 |
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27. Debates about the Sabbath (6:1-11) |
604 |
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C. The Preaching of Jesus |
613 |
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28. The Choosing of the Twelve (6:12-16) |
613 |
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29. Crowds Following Jesus (6:17-19) |
622 |
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30. The Sermon on the Plain (6:20-49 ),? |
625 |
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D. The Reception Accorded to Jesus’ Ministry |
647 |
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31. The Cure of the Centurion’s Servant (7:1-10) |
647 |
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32. Main: Raising of the Widow’s Son (7:11-17) |
655 |
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33. John the Baptist’s Question; Jesus’ Answer (7:18-23) |
662 |
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34. Jesus’Testimony to John (7:24-30) |
670 |
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35. Jesus’ Judgment of His Own Generation (7:31-35) |
677 |
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36. The Pardon of the. Sinful Woman (7:36-50) |
683 |
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37. Galilean Women Followers of Jesus (8:1-3) |
695 |
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E .The Preached and Accepted Word of Gód |
699 |
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38. The Parable of the Sowed Seed (8:4-8) |
699 |
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39. Why Jesus Spoke in parables (8:9-10) |
706 |
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40. The Explanation of the Parable (8:11-15) |
710 |
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41. The Parable of the Lamp (8:16-18) |
716 |
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42. Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Are the Real Hearers (8:19-21) |
722 |
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F. The Progressive Revelation of Jesus’ Power |
726 |
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43. The Calming of the Storm (8:22-25) |
726 |
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44. The Gerasene Demoniac (8:26-39) |
732 |
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45. The Cure of the Woman with a Hemorrhage (8:40-48) |
742 |
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46. The Raising of Jairus’ Daughter (8:49-56) |
748 |
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47. The Mission of the Twelve (9:1-6) |
751 |
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G. “Who Is Tins?” |
756 |
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48. Herod’s Reaction to Jesus’ Reputation (9:7-9) |
756 |
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49. The Return of the Apostles; the Feeding of the Fiv Thousand (9:10-17) |
761 |
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50. Peter’s Confession (9:18-21). |
770 |
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51. The First Announcement of the Passion (9:22) |
777 |
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52. The Following of Jesus (9:23-27) |
783 |
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53. The Transfiguration (9:28-36) |
791 |
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H. Further Miracles and Sayings of Jftsus |
805 |
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54. The Cure of the Epileptic Boy (9:37-43a) |
805 |
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55. The Second Announcement of the Passion (9:43b-45) |
812 |
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56. The Rivalry of the Disciples (9:46-48) |
815 |
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57. The Exorcist Who Was an Outsider (9:49-50) |
819 |
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IV. THE JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM |
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A. The Lucan Travel Account |
823 |
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a. From the First to the Second Mention of Jerusalem as Destination (9:51-13:21 |
823 |
’ |
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58. Departure for Jerusalem and a Samaritan reception (9:52-56) |
823 |
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59. Three Would-be Followers of Jesus (9:57-62) |
833 |
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