Chapter 9 Flashcards
Climax of the travel narrative, in which a chief tax collector responds to Jesus’ message of God’s love for the lost
Zacchaeus episode
Also called the “journey to Jerusalem” the “central section” and the “Gospel for the Outcast” referring to Luke’s extended and theologically significant account of Jesus’ final trip to Jerusalem
travel narrative
The addresses in both Luke and Acts. Most likely the patron who sponsored the writing of Luke’s gospel and Acts
Theophilus
An important description of Jesus in Luke-Acts (drawn from Deuteronomy) intended to warn Israel to listen to him or face judgment
prophet like Moses
The introduction to Luke written in very fine literary Greek expressing the nature and purpose of the gospel
prologue of Luke
Jesus’ inaugural sermon in which he reads and applies Isaiah 61 to himself, setting the stage for events in the rest of the gospel and Acts
Nazareth sermon
The hyphenated expression used to describe Luke and Acts as a single two-volume work, a literary and theological unity
Luke-Acts
A term meaning “the writing of history”. It can refer to the methods and philosophy of history writing or to the practice itself. It is often used to refer to Luke’s practice with reference to his claims to be writing an accurate historical account of the origins of Christianity
historiography
Another name for Luke’s travel narrative or journey to Jerusalem which presents the many stories and parables that stress God’s love for the lost
Gospel for the Outcast
One of the three resurrection appearance accounts in uke. Luke’s most important contribution to the gospel resurrection narratives, confirming that Christ’s death and resurrection fulfills God’s purpose in salvation history
Emmaus disciples
A series of songs or hymns spoken by characters in Luke’s birth narrative that brings out the theological significance of the narrative
birth narrative hymns
