Luke (Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary | SHBC)
Overview
The Gospel of Luke narrates the life of Jesus. It includes accounts from the nativity, Jesus’ baptism and temptation, His ministry in Galilee, His teaching in Jerusalem, and includes His death and resurrection. In this engaging guide to Luke’s gospel, Richard Vinson accompanies readers on a journey through the life of Christ and utilizes the lenses of critical scholarship and contemporary culture. As a result, Luke’s primary themes are seen more clearly. These include the good news of the Kingdom of God, Jesus’ emphatic teachings on wealth and poverty, repentance and forgiveness, and the role of women in Jesus’ ministry.
Top Highlights
“Second, and more to the point, you don’t fire the bookkeeper until you have the books in your hands” (Page 522)
“If the Pharisees, on the basis of Jesus’ dinner conduct at Levi’s party, have decided that Jesus is an uncultured rural lout unworthy of proper hospitality, then Simon’s slights are deliberate insults. It’s as if you invited someone to your home for dinner, and then deliberately made them as uncomfortable as possible—dirty dishes, burned or molding food, watching television instead of talking to the guest, etc.” (Page 230)
“The reader may know that there is no evidence that the church celebrated the birth of Christ until the fourth century, when the date of Christmas, December 25, was set as a feast day by the Western church—probably to counter the popular celebration of the feast of the winter solstice.” (Page 57)
“Shepherds were peasants, performing unskilled labor, and were on the other end of the power scale from Emperor Godly. The message comes to the shepherds, rather than to Augustus or to any other person of power, because Jesus’ destiny is to unseat the powerful.” (Page 61)
“John warns that the covenant with Abraham will not be enough to escape judgment; instead, his audience must bear ‘fruits worthy of repentance.’” (Page 88)
- Title: Luke
- Author: Richard B. Vinson
- Series: Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary
- Publisher: Smyth & Helwys
- Print Publication Date: 2008
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. Luke › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9781573127769, 1573127760
- Resource ID: LLS:SHC63LU
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:58:02Z