1. BIBS 215
The Bible &
Religious
Education

2. 2
The Gospel of Luke

3. The Gospel of Luke
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4. General Features
Two Factors:
(1) Gentile Audience
(2) Two-Volume Work
with Acts of the
Apostles

5. Structure
* Preparation and Promise
(Luke 1.1 - 4.13)
* Jesus’ Earthly Ministry
(Luke 4.14 - 24.53)
* The Church
(Acts 1-28)

6. Distinctives
(1) A Purpose that is
Comprehensive
* Luke 1.1-4
* from birth to ascension
* longest book in NT

7. Distinctives
(2) People who are
Overlooked
* Individuals cf multitudes
(eg. Luke 7.11-17, 19.1-10)
* women (13 unique stories)
* the poor (seen in parables and
beatitudes - “blessed are the poor”)
* children (eg. 7.12; 8.42; 9.38)

8. Distinctives
(3) Prayer that is Modeled
* 9 prayers of Jesus (7 unique)
* parables about prayer
* at important events - for
ff himself, for others
* love of quiet places

9. Distinctives
(4) Praise that is Expressed
* beginning and end of gospel
* four special songs:
a) Magnificat (1.46-55)
b) Benedictus (1.68-79)
c) Gloria in Excelsis (2.14)
d) Nunc Dimittis (2.29-32)

11. Infancy Narratives
Only in Matthew & Luke
Can’t be easily harmonised
eg. tracing the holy family’s
movements ...

12. Infancy Narratives
Only in Matthew & Luke
Can’t be easily harmonised
eg. tracing the holy family’s
movements ...

13. Matthew
Bethlehem
Egypt
Nazareth

14. Luke
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Nazareth