Luke (Reformation Commentary on Scripture: NT, vol. III | RCS)
Overview
Reformation commentators meditated upon the significance of the good news of Jesus Christ during a vibrant era in the history of the church that was characterized by spiritual renewal and reform, doctrinal controversy (especially over matters such as the presence of Christ in the Lord’s Supper) and the overriding desire to understand the meaning and implications of Scripture for Christian belief and practice. While in many ways similar to the other Synoptic Gospels, the Gospel of Luke also testified to this good news through unique material, including the announcement of Jesus’ birth to the shepherds in the fields, the parable of the prodigal son, and Jesus’ appearance to his disciples on the road to Emmaus after his resurrection
In this volume, Beth Kreitzer skillfully leads readers through the rich diversity of the Gospel of Luke. Readers will be able to listen to both well-known and lesser-known voices from a variety of theological traditions, including Lutherans, Reformed, Radicals, Anglicans and Roman Catholics, many of whose comments appear for the first time in English. By drawing from an array of Reformation resources—including commentaries, sermons, treatises and confessions—this volume will equip scholars to understand better the depth and breadth of Reformation commentary, and it will provide contemporary preachers with resources from those in the Reformation church who sought to understand the meaning of this “good news of great joy” (2:10).
- Provides a deeper understanding of the Reformation and the breadth of perspectives represented within it
- Advances Christian scholarship in the fields of historical, biblical, and pastoral studies
- Edited by scholars from around the world known for their command of the history of biblical interpretation in the Reformation era
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- A Guide to Using This Commentary
- General Introduction
- Introduction to Luke
- Commentary on Luke
- Map of Europe at the Time of the Reformation
- Timeline of the Reformation
- Biographical Sketches of Reformation-Era Figures and Works
- Bibliography
Top Highlights
“There is nothing that we need more greatly as a guide than to have the Lord as our companion, for he wants to direct our feet onto the way of peace, so that we have peace with God, and so that we travel in the Lord’s ways and worthily in the gospel of peace.” (Page 44)
“He came therefore to reconcile us and to bring us into the kingdom of true and everlasting happiness.” (Page 337)
“As Jesus’ primary position toward us is one of compassion, our position, according to Luke’s Gospel, should be one of repentance.” (Page xlix)
“True faith consists in prayer and gratitude to the triune God who so richly blesses his creation.” (Page 337)
“other leaders of the Jewish community, and not Jews as a whole.” (Page xlvii)
- Title: Luke: New Testament, Volume 3
- Authors: Timothy George, Scott M. Manetsch, Beth Kreitzer
- Series: Reformation Commentary on Scripture
- Volume: III
- Publisher: IVP Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Pages: 573
- Era: era:reformation
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. Luke › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9780830864805, 9780830829668, 0830864806, 0830829660
- Resource ID: LLS:REFORMCOMM03
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-02-09T17:09:12Z
Beth Kreitzer (PhD, Duke University) is coordinator of liberal studies at Belmont Abbey College. She is the author of Reforming Mary: Changing Images of the Virgin Mary in Lutheran Sermons of the Sixteenth Century and several professional articles on religious subjects.