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The Hospitality of God: A Reading of Luke's Gospel
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The Hospitality of God: A Reading of Luke's Gospel by Brendan Byrne Liturgical Press, Collegeville, 2000. 209 pp. $19.95. ISBN 0-8146-2390-5.
BYRNE OFFERS an interpretation of Luke that lifts up God's generous hospitality toward humankind as the narrative's overarching motif. He notes the prominence of this theme in the inauguration of Jesus' mission at Nazareth (4:14-30), the anointing of Jesus' feet by an unnamed woman at Simon's house (7:36-50), Zacchaeus's encounter with Jesus (19...
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The Paradox of Salvation: Luke's Theology of the Cross
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; ... In this monograph, a revised dissertation from the University of Leeds, Doble investigates Luke 23:46-47. In part I he clearly maps his Lucan territory; he "takes seriously the pervasive Lukan insistence on 'fulfillment' and finds a key interpretative element ...
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The God of Old. The Role of the Lukan Parables in the Purpose of Luke's Gospel
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
; The God of Old. The Role of the Lukan Parables in the Purpose of Luke's Gospel. By Greg W. Forbes. JSNTSup 198. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2000, 388 pp., $88.00. The present monograph is a revision of the author's Ph.D. dissertation, which was supervised by Dr. Rikki Watts and submitted
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What does Luke contain that the other gospels do not?
Redlands Daily Facts
; ... tells us is "near" (Luke 21:31), it is "among you" (Luke 17:21) and Jesus preaches to all the cities that this kingdom is "good news" (Luke 8:1). While in Mark's gospel a young man is invited to leave his home for the sake of the gospel (Mark 10:29), in Luke ...
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Luke's Presentation of Jesus: A Christology
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly
; ROBERT F. O'TOOLE, S.J., Luke's Presentation of Jesus: A Christology (Subsidia biblica 25; Rome: Biblical Institute, 2004). Pp. xiv + 286. Paper euro23. In most of the nine chapters in this volume, O'Toole discusses the principal titles applied to Jesus in Luke-Acts. The titles discussed are
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Between text and sermon: Luke 3:1-16
Interpretation
; WITH RELENTLESS REGULARITY, THE LECTIONARY revisits certain stories every year. This is one of them: John the Baptist appears preaching in the wilderness every second Sunday in Advent. A review of Luke's use of prophecy may clarify his unique treatment of John. Use of prophecy Proof from prophecy,
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