The Gospel of Luke (Sacra Pagina New Testament Commentary | SP)

by Luke Timothy Johnson

Publisher:

Liturgical Press

, 1991

Overview

What makes this commentary on Luke stand apart from others is that, from beginning to end, this is a literary analysis. Because it focuses solely on the Gospel as it appears and not on its source or origin, this commentary richly and thoroughly explores just what Luke is saying and how he says it.

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Key Features

• Presents a literary analysis of Luke
• Presents a high-quality contemporary commentary ideal for pastors and seminarians
• Explores the message from Luke and how he says it

Contents

Top Highlights

“Can the threefold, deliberate phrasing in the Greek of, ‘wrapped him in cloth strips, placed him in a manger, because there was no place’ perhaps anticipate the same threefold rhythm of ‘wrapped him in linen cloth, placed him in a rock-hewn tomb, where no one had yet been laid’ (23:53) so that birth and burial mirror each other?” (Page 53)

“Although ancient manuscripts do not place them together, virtually all contemporary scholars think that the Gospel and Acts were conceived and executed as a single literary enterprise, which they have come to call Luke-Acts.” (Page 1)

“Luke’s original contribution to Christian literature was connecting the events of the early Church to those of Jesus’ ministry, and to the whole story of God’s people, indeed of humanity, all the way back to Adam (Luke 3:38).” (Page 4)

“Jesus refers rather to the essential note of hospitality which is to pay attention to the guest; only that is necessary; the rest is optional.” (Page 174)

“Luke’s bringing together of these two themes shows how profoundly he has grasped the symbolic function of possessions in human existence. It is out of deep fear that the acquisitive instinct grows monstrous. Life seems so frail and contingent that many possessions are required to secure it, even though the possessions are frailer still than the life. Only the removal of fear by the persuasion that life is a gift given by the source of all reality can generate the spiritual freedom that is symbolized by the generous disposition of possessions.” (Page 201)

Product Details

• Title: The Gospel of Luke
• Author: Luke Timothy Johnson
• Series: Sacra Pagina Series
• Volume: 3
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Print Publication Date: 1991
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 480
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. Luke › Commentaries
• Resource ID: LLS:SP3LUKE
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:54:50Z

About Luke Timothy Johnson

New Testament scholar and early Christianity historian, Luke Timothy Johnson (1943–), is the Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University. Professor Johnson earned his BA in Philosophy from Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, an MDiv in Theology from Saint Meinrad School of Theology, an MA in Religious Studies from Indiana University, and his PhD in New Testament Studies from Yale University. A former Benedictine monk, Johnson has taught at Yale Divinity School and Indiana University. He is the author of more than 20 books, has published a large number of scholarly and popular articles, anthologies, book reviews, and other academic papers, and lectures and received several awards for excellence in teaching. He often lectures at universities and seminaries worldwide, where he is widely perceived as the leading conservative scholar on the debates surrounding the Jesus Seminar, taking stances against its view of Jesus.