Jesus and the Thoughts of Many Hearts (Library of New Testament Studies | LNTS)

by Collin Blake Bullard

Publisher:

Bloomsbury

, 2015

Overview

In the Gospel of Luke, the aged Simeon foresees the future opposition which Jesus will face (2.34-35) and concludes his ominous oracle with a vivid description of the final outcome of Jesus’ ministry: ‘. . . so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed’ (2.35). Bullard presents an investigation of the narrative and Christological significance of this ‘revelation of thoughts’ in the ministry of Jesus, especially as this revelation is demonstrated and fulfilled in Jesus’ ability to know the thoughts in the hearts of those whom he encounters throughout the Gospel.

Bullard first explores a number of potential literary parallels to Jesus’ knowledge of thoughts in Greco-Roman and Jewish sources. He then undertakes a narrative-and redaction-critical study, which spans the Gospel in order to provide a full description of the ‘revelation of thoughts’ in Jesus’ ministry. What Jesus knows and how he knows it are fundamental features of his identity, governing how he relates to others in the narrative. Yet the issue of whether, or how, Jesus’ knowledge of thoughts fits into Luke’s overall Christological portrait has been given only superficial attention. Bullard offers an account of the Christological significance of Jesus’ knowledge that makes sense of both its internal narrative development and external literary parallels.

Key Features

• Examines Lukan Christology from the perspective of literary structure
• Frames Luke's presentation of Jesus in the context of Greco-Roman culture
• Presents a big-picture look at Luke's view of Jesus as the Christ

Contents

• Jesus' Knowledge of Thoughts in Luke
• Knowledge of Thoughts in Ancient Context
• Simeon's Oracle (Luke 2.34-35)
• The Revelation of Thoughts in the Ministry of Jesus

Product Details

• Title: Jesus and the Thoughts of Many Hearts: Implicit Christology and Jesus’ Knowledge in the Gospel of Luke
• Author: Collin Blake Bullard
• Series: Library of New Testament Studies
• Volume: 530
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Print Publication Date: 2015
• Logos Release Date: 2017
• Pages: 224
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Jesus Christ › Knowledge and learning--Biblical teaching; Jesus Christ › Person and offices--Biblical teaching; Bible. N.T. Luke › Criticism, interpretation, etc; God (Christianity) › Omniscience--Biblical teaching
• ISBNs: 9780567660350, 9780567660367, 0567660354, 0567660362
• Resource ID: LLS:JSSTHGHTSGSPLLK
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:58:42Z

About Collin Blake Bullard

Collin Bullard completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge, UK. He is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Woodville, Texas.