Written in polished Greek, it has the markings of a well-bred urbanite professional who presents Jesus at home with world’s most despised and neglected-- The Gospel of Luke. Visit www.bibleheroes.net for more information.
Session 07 New Testament Overview - Gospel of LukeJohn Brooks
Session 07 New Testament Survey Class
Overview of the Gospel of Luke
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Capitol Hill Baptist Church
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New Testament Survey no.5: Mark - His Gospel AccountClive Ashby
As part of the Course on the New Testament, Session 5 provides an overview of the writing of Mark - His Gospel on the life of Christ. (This is part of the New Testament Survey Course taught at Harare Theological College - 2016)
Session 03 New Testament Overview - Introduction to the GospelsJohn Brooks
Session 03 New Testament Survey Class
Introduction to the Gospels
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Capitol Hill Baptist Church
525 A Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
The Gospel of Luke does not identify its author. From Luke 1:1-4 and Acts 1:1-3, it is clear that the same author wrote both Luke and Acts, addressing both to “the most excellent Theophilus,” who was possibly a Roman dignitary. The tradition from the earliest days of the church has been that Luke, a physician and a close companion of the Apostle Paul, wrote both Luke and Acts (Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:11). This would make Luke the only Gentile to pen any books of Scripture.
Session 07 New Testament Overview - Gospel of LukeJohn Brooks
Session 07 New Testament Survey Class
Overview of the Gospel of Luke
Based on material from:
Capitol Hill Baptist Church
525 A Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
New Testament Survey no.5: Mark - His Gospel AccountClive Ashby
As part of the Course on the New Testament, Session 5 provides an overview of the writing of Mark - His Gospel on the life of Christ. (This is part of the New Testament Survey Course taught at Harare Theological College - 2016)
Session 03 New Testament Overview - Introduction to the GospelsJohn Brooks
Session 03 New Testament Survey Class
Introduction to the Gospels
Based on material from:
Capitol Hill Baptist Church
525 A Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
The Gospel of Luke does not identify its author. From Luke 1:1-4 and Acts 1:1-3, it is clear that the same author wrote both Luke and Acts, addressing both to “the most excellent Theophilus,” who was possibly a Roman dignitary. The tradition from the earliest days of the church has been that Luke, a physician and a close companion of the Apostle Paul, wrote both Luke and Acts (Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:11). This would make Luke the only Gentile to pen any books of Scripture.
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As part of the Course on the New Testament, session 10 provides an overview of the second part of the writing of Luke - His historical account of the Acts of the Apostles. (This is part of the New Testament Survey Course taught at Harare Theological College - 2016)
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Subsídio em inglês para a 1ª Lição da EBD - O Evangelho de Lucas, CPAD - English Class da Assembleia de Deus em Abreu e Lima/PE - Gospel Luke - Estudo Bíblico - Escola Dominical
New Testament Survey no.10: Luke - Acts of the ApostlesClive Ashby
As part of the Course on the New Testament, session 10 provides an overview of the second part of the writing of Luke - His historical account of the Acts of the Apostles. (This is part of the New Testament Survey Course taught at Harare Theological College - 2016)
The Talk of Bro. Duane Cartujano at the Word Conference 2018Duane Cartujano
The talk is divided into 5 parts: 1.) Can we trust the Bible? 2.) Is it true that there is no Bible without the Catholic Church? 3.) Did the Catholic Church Invent the Deuterocanonical Books? 4.) Is the New Testament text Reliable? and 5.) Are all Bible versions Reliable? Bro. Duane discussed the important information for those studying the sacred scriptures as well as its reliability. Here we will learn about the Bible’s original languages and not all bible translations can be trusted. There are translations that change the words of the original written in Hebrew and Greek.
EPISODE 10: WHERE HAVE ALL THE FAITHFUL GONE?bibleheroes
12 later prophets offer the only way for God’s chosen people to avoid imminent destruction of their nation and disunity: fidelity to God who is always faithful
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EPISODE 24: FROM JERUSALEM TO THE WORLDbibleheroes
The life and times of the followers of the Way in the earliest Christian community as recorded by the Acts of the Apostles. Visit www.bibleheroes.net for more information.
master theological treatise on Jesus, the Son of Man-- that’s the breadth and depth of this Gospel according to John. Visit www.bibleheroes.net for more information.
Survivors of the Babylonian exile, Ezra and Nehemiah prove their mettle in construction engineering and urban renewal as well-- and they have written records to prove it-- the Book of Ezra, the Book of Nehemiah, and the Books of Chronicles. See www.bibleheroes.net for more details.
Summary of the events in human history and the history of salvation related to the first five books of the Old Testament: From Creation to the Arrival in the Promised Land (Visit <a href="http://www.bibleheroes.net/">BibleHeroes.NET</a> for more details.)
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The life and times of the followers of the Way in the earliest Christian community as recorded by the Acts of the Apostles. Visit www.bibleheroes.net for more information.
Joshua and the Judges: Champions of the Early Settlements, whose exploits showcase God’s strength in the Book of Joshua and the Book of Judges (See www.bibleheroes.net for more information.)
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The prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, major stalwarts in defending God’s Covenant, in the midst of corruption and decadence in what was once the promised land.
This series will explore Jesus' Last 100 days of earthly ministry, starting with the Transfiguration at the End of his Galilean ministry, through His Perean ministry, Jericho Road ministry and culminating in the week of His sufferings in Jerusalem. We will learn from His determination to pursue danger in order to fulfill the will of the Father and explore our calling to pursue God wherever.
Written as a systematic history of Jesus birth death and resurrection. Luke's Gospel was written so that any reader can be certain of the facts of Jesus life. Luke shows the activity of the Holy Spirit preparing the way for the gospel.
New Testament Survey - no.9: Luke - His Gospel AccountClive Ashby
As part of the Course on the New Testament, Session 9 provides an overview of the writing of Luke - His Gospel on the life of Christ. (This is part of the New Testament Survey Course taught at Harare Theological College - 2016)
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Mary’s song in Luke 1:46-55, also known as the Magnificat, is one of several other hymns in the
prologue to the Gospel of Luke that introduce themes found throughout the writing (Powell, Introducing,
156-7; Smith, 10/20/16, lecture on the Gospel of Luke). Contained in the Magnificat, in particular, are
themes that are foundational to Luke’s gospel: an emphasis on praise, ministry to the lowly, Jesus’ Jewish
heritage, and nature of Jesus’ messiahship. The song begins with praise of God and rejoicing (Lk 1:46-
47), which Luke thematically emphasizes more than any other gospel (Powell, Introducing, 158). The
cause of this praise is that God has “looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant” (Lk. 1:48),
previewing the focus on Jesus’ ministry on the lowly or disadvantaged (Powell, Introducing, 159). We
see the hints of the specifics of that ministry in verse 53, where the Lord has “filled the hungry with good
things.” Though Jesus certainly tended to the physical needs of the hungry (as seen in the feeding of the
5,000 in Luke 9:12-17) and does make eating a part of his ministry (Powell, Introducing, 158-9; Smith
10/20/16), by saying “good things”, Mary expands the concept what Jesus may bring to the lowly: healing
(Lk 4:38-41, 5:12-26, 8:20-56, 9:37-43, 13:10-17, 14:1-6), for example, could be included in these good
things. Verses 49-50 use language, like Mighty One, mercy, fear, and generation, which is reminiscent of
the psalms and prophecies of the Hebrew Bible (Powell, Introducing, 155-6). This connection back to
Jesus’ Jewish heritage is made explicit in the concluding stanzas of the song in the references to Israel and
Abraham in verses 54 and 55. At the same time, Mary states in verse 48 that “all generations” will call her
blessed, an allusion to the extension of Jesus’ ministry and salvation to the gentiles. The parallelisms in
verses 51, 52, and 53, in which God brings down the powerful and rich and exalts and cares for the lowly
and hungry, prefigures the type of “world turned upside down” ministry that Jesus will teach and preach
through his parables (Lk 6:20-26, 9:21-26, 9:46-50, 10:29-37, 11:37-54, and others). They also serve to
prefigure the type of Messiah Jesus will be; rather than the savior of Israel coming with military or
political strength, as had been expected, Luke’s Jesus is the prophetic suffering servant who disrupts
power structures by his refusal to participate in them (Smith, 10/20/16).
Luke and John: Luke and John both include hymn-like material early in their gospels that introduce
themes that will be found throughout the book. Just as Mary’s Magnificat in Luke’s gospel highlights
Jesus’ emphasis on the ministry to the lowly in Luke’s gospel, as seen above, the prologue to the Gospel
of John (John 1:1-18) emphasizes Jesus’ identity as God. This thematic emphasis in introductory material
may be a ...
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Overview of the Gospels as the Christian Torah and the religious-cultural milieu where they were written, investigating the Gospel writers, their common sources and unique features in portraying Jesus and His message. Visit www.bibleheroes.net for more information.
They may be fictional, but these characters display true grit and unfathomable faith that only heroes trained in the divine “school of hard knocks” can muster (The Book of Job, the book of Esther, the Book of Judith and the book of Tobit). See www.bibleheroes.net for more information.
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11. the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles were written by the same person
12. The extensive linguistic and theological agreements and cross-references between the Gospel of Luke and the Acts indicate that both works derive from the same author
13. The prologue of the gospel makes it clear that Luke is not part of the first generation of Christian disciples but is himself dependent upon the traditions he received from those who were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word (Luke 1:2).
14. His two- volume work marks him as someone who was highly literate both in the Old Testament traditions according to the Greek versions and in Hellenistic Greek writings.
15. The traditional view is that the author of Luke is the "Luke" mentioned by Paul in his letters. This view points to evidence that the author was a native of Philippi (Macedonia) and wrote the Gospel in the city of Antioch.
16. Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear friend and fellow-worker… Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke , my fellow-workers… Philemon 1:23-24 Our dear friend Luke , the doctor, and Demas send greetings. Colossians 4:14 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry. 2 Timothy 4:11
17. There is, however, more solid evidence that this traditional view is inaccurate. the person whom the Lukan author addresses in both the Gospel and Acts. the more acceptable period of time within which both works could have been written the alleged companion and source of Luke’s material & inspiration
18. A careful reading of the writings of Paul will show that he nowhere gives any indication he knew about a great many of the alleged central events in Jesus' life, events which the Lukan author reported. It seems quite unlikely that the author of Luke got his Jesus stories from Paul.
19. It seems quite unlikely that the author of Luke got his Jesus stories from Paul. Nowhere in Luke or Acts does it say that the author is Luke, the companion of Paul. In fact, there is evidence that the Lukan text itself was not written by a single person, but instead was was the result of the contributions from multiple sources, such as Mark, and Q.
20. The author of Luke addresses the "most excellent" Theophilus. The earliest record of a "Theophilus" is Theophilus of Antioch who was an early Christian patriarch, a second century Syrian bishop who sought to promote a moralistic form of Christianity, and wrote around 180-185 AD Luke 1:3-4
21. Many contemporary scholars regard Mark as one of the source texts used by the compilers of Luke. Since consensus holds that Mark was probably written around 70 AD, after the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, Luke could not have been written until after 70 AD. Based on this, scholars have suggested dates for Luke and Acts from 80 AD to as late as 150 AD.
22. We can be quite certain that Luke made use of at least three different sources: the Gospel of Mark, the Q source, or “The Sayings of Jesus,” and a third source that is usually designated as L to distinguish it from other biographies.
23. Perhaps because of Jesus' failure to return at the end of the world in the lifetime of some of his listeners, as Matthew and Mark claimed Jesus promised, the Lukan author apparently glosses over this biblical embarrassment by ignoring what Mark and Matthew had written Luke 12:45-46
24. Instead, the Lukan author, apparently recognizing that too much time had passed since Jesus' ascension, had Jesus tell a parable about servants who worry because their master is delayed in coming, and who then will be severely punished when the master unexpectedly returns. Luke 12:45-46
25. this would not have been necessary if, at the time of "Luke's" writing, only 60 or 70 years or so had passed since Jesus’ resurrection in about 30 AD, for there still might have been followers alive in 90-100 AD Luke 12:45-46
26. Luke was a non-Palestinian writing to a non-Palestinian audience that was largely made up of Gentile Christians. consistent substitution of Greek names for the Aramaic or Hebrew names occurring in his sources (e.g., Luke 23:33; // Mark 15:22; Luke 18:41; // Mark 10:51),
27. Luke was a non-Palestinian writing to a non-Palestinian audience that was largely made up of Gentile Christians. omission from the gospel of specifically Jewish Christian concerns found in his sources (Mark 7:1-23)
28. Luke was a non-Palestinian writing to a non-Palestinian audience that was largely made up of Gentile Christians. interest in Gentile Christians (Luke 2:30-32; 3:6, 38; 4:16-30; 13:28-30; 14:15-24; 17:11-19; 24:47-48),
29. Luke was a non-Palestinian writing to a non-Palestinian audience that was largely made up of Gentile Christians. incomplete knowledge of Palestinian geography, customs, and practices
30. If the Gospel of Matthew could be called the Jewish gospel because of its leanings toward ideas that were typically Jewish, there is an equal amount of evidence for calling the Gospel of Luke the Gentile gospel..
31. the genealogy of Jesus, which is traces to Adam rather than to Abraham, thus indicating that Jesus was representative of the entire human race rather than simply a member of the Hebrew race.
32. the attitude taken by Jesus toward the Samaritans, the Romans, and others outside the Jewish fold. when Jews and Gentiles are contrasted in Luke, often the Gentiles are presented in the more favorable light
33. This does not mean that Luke rejects the Jewish people but that membership in the kingdom of God is dependent on the quality of a person’s life rather than on racial or religious backgrounds.
34. I. The Prologue (Luke 1:1-4) II. The Infancy Narrative (Luke 1:5-2:52) III. The Preparation for the Public Ministry (Luke 3:1-4:13) IV. The Ministry in Galilee (Luke 4:14-9:50) V. The Journey to Jerusalem: Luke's Travel Narrative (Luke 9:51-19:27) VI. The Teaching Ministry in Jerusalem (Luke 19:28-21:38) VII. The Passion Narrative (Luke 22:1-23:56) VIII. The Resurrection Narrative (Luke 24:1-53) principal divisions of the Gospel according to Luke
35. a historical perspective The Gospel according to Luke is the first part of a two-volume work that continues the biblical history of God's dealings with humanity found in the Old Testament, showing how God's promises to Israel have been fulfilled in Jesus and how the salvation promised to Israel and accomplished by Jesus has been extended to the Gentiles.
36. a historical perspective God's divine plan for human salvation was accomplished during the period of Jesus, who through the events of his life (Luke 22:22) fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies (Luke 4:21; 18:31; 22:37; 24:26-27, 44) , and this salvation is now extended to all humanity in the period of the church (Acts 4:12) . This history is first of all salvation history.
37. a historical perspective Luke relates the story of Jesus and the church to events in contemporary Palestinian (Luke 1:5; 3:1-2; Acts 4:6) and Roman (Luke 2:1-2; 3:1; Acts 11:28; 18:2, 12) history This salvation history, moreover, is a part of human history.
38. a historical perspective concerned with presenting Christianity as a legitimate form of worship in the Roman world, a religion that is capable of meeting the spiritual needs of a world empire like that of Rome. the story of Jesus and the church in contemporaneous church history.
39. a historical perspective By presenting the time of the church as a distinct phase of salvation history, Luke accordingly shifts the early Christian emphasis away from the expectation of an imminent parousia to the day-to-day concerns of the Christian community in the world.
40. a historical perspective more concerned with presenting the words and deeds of Jesus as guides for the conduct of Christian disciples in the interim period between the ascension and the parousia and with presenting Jesus himself as the model of Christian life and piety.
41. a social perspective Throughout the gospel, Luke calls upon the Christian disciple to identify with the master Jesus, who is caring and tender toward the poor and lowly, the outcast, the sinner, and the afflicted, toward all those who recognize their dependence on God (Luke 4:18; 6:20-23; 7:36-50; 14:12-14; 15:1-32; 16:19-31; 18:9-14; 19:1-10; 21:1-4)
42. a social perspective No gospel writer is more concerned than Luke with the mercy and compassion of Jesus (Luke 7:41- 43; 10:29-37; 13:6-9; 15:11-32). No gospel writer is more concerned with the role of the Spirit in the life of Jesus and the Christian disciple (Luke 1:35, 41; 2:25-27; 4:1, 14, 18; 10:21; 11:13; 24:49), with the importance of prayer (Luke 3:21; 5:16; 6:12; 9:28; 11:1-13; 18:1-8), or with Jesus' concern for women (Luke 7:11-17, 36-50; 8:2-3; 10:38-42).
43. a universal perspective The Way as a way of life for all people sans frontiers : slave or free, Jew or Gentile, woman or man or child, for every race, tribe, people and nation, echoing the words of St. Paul. Luke is aptly called the missionary Gospel.
44. Choose a parable of Luke or any episode in Jesus’ ministry: find out how the historical, social and universal perspectives of the Gospel writer is presented. WHAT MESSAGE DOES IT HAVE FOR YOU?