Luke-Acts Flashcards
4.18
to bring good news to the poor
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captive and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free
author
educated Hellenistic world
jew: intimate knowledge of scriptures
gentile: inclusive message
luke-acts
henry cadbury 1927
- muratorian canon: extra biblical evidence
- continuity: hero (Jesus/Paul) journeys and is arrested on false charges
- reversal of geo journey
- theophilus mentioned in both
- themes: christology, HS, eschatology and discipleship
explanatory declaration
1.1-4
unique to luke
1.3: to write an orderly account
- greek: diegesis= narrative/accoount= explicit historical intent
necessity
persuasive theo narrative joel b GREEN
“divine necessity of Jesus’ mission” HCSB
- Alan THOMPSON ‘dei’= ‘it is necessary’ x18 lk and x22 in Acts
= reliability of God’s word
aims
continuity in the story of J.C and portray him as the fulfilment of salvation whilst being all inclusive especially towards the Gentiles
JOHN T SQUIRES “beacon of hope”
continuity
- use of the OT
- setting (geographical and temporal)
inclusivity
sources
preface: author admits using sources 1.1-4
oral/written
Mark, Q, L (unique to luke)
no/little evidence that luke used the same source for the gospel and acts
acts= mystery
- luke can be compared to other gospels, both canonical and non-canonical
- acts is isolated in its genre
SHILLINGTON
acts
earliest account of Jesus’ followers
PARSONS
continuity
1.1 “the events that have come to fulfilment among us”- “fulfilment”
George V SHILLINGTON: fulfilment through the symbolic life of Israel
ROWE: not rigid prophecy fulfilment scheme
birth: fulfilment lang/mary’s magnificat/ab
JEREMIAS: Jesus lived in the OT
- 34 Simon: this child will be the falling and raising of many Israel
- 21 today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing
- 44 everything written about me in the law of moses, the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled
FEEDING- 12 baskets (omits Mk 2nd feeding with 7 baskets BOVON= 70 gentiles nations) ISAIANIC TRADITIONS TRANSFIGURATION TEMPTATION PASSOVER CRUCIFIXION (servant vs king)
ISAIANIC TRADITIONS
JOHN T SQUIRES (42-43/ 2§9) chosen one light to the nations salvation = Jesus
INCLUSIVITY
jesus= lord of all acts 10.36
- 32 “a light for revelation to the Gentiles”
- 1-10 healing of the Gentile centurio slave
- 44 instruction of the risen christ “forgivness of sins is to… all the nations”
reversal
- ‘lost parables’ become found lk15 (response to scribes and pharisees)
- rich man and lazarus lk 16
- last supper 22: servant/leader passing cup
inclusivity- women
women are present at the cross
general structure of parable
- lost sheep (man)
- lost coin (woman)
shillington ‘the implied author of Luke is often viewed as the evangelist most concerned about the place of women in the new community of Jesus’
levine: restrictive rather than progressive
karris “recontextualise”
TRANSFIGURATION
9.28-9.36
moses= law
elijah= prophets
- neither saw god face to face
- 31 ref to exodus
aim: establish comptability of Jesus’ messiahship and suffering journey to Jerusalem
voice from the cloud
- this is my son ps2;7-9 DAVIDIV
- the chosen one ISAIAH 42.1 SUFFER
- listen to him DEUT 18.15 :) w/ combo
PASSOVER
vow of renunication
“this cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood” (dif from syno)
- “new covenant” Jeremiah
- LTJ ‘blood’ with Moses gen 15/157 but now IN jesus
TEMPTATION
kymball (deut)
food 8.13
worship 6.13
devil popular 6.16
parallel to israel’s shortcomings
- link back to simon this child will be the falling and rising of many israel
- link forward to ‘new covenant’ at passover and how Jesus will not fail God= Jesus