Luke portrays Christ as an entity of the people in the birth narrative, wholly excluding the magi from the story, only shepherds go to see Christ as an infant born amongst the animals. Later, Luke depicts Christ, not as a figure who teaches on a mountain out of reach to some, but as a leader who shares lessons “on a level place” (Lk 6.17). Jesus is also shown to be a character at a power level strong enough to denounce the religious and political leaders of His day, even when they had the authority to stone offenders or ban them from the Temple. As a servant, Luke shares story after unique story about Jesus’ work as a healer, even to the point that Jesus rebukes the violence of one disciple, healing the ear that had been cut off in Jesus’
Luke portrays Christ as an entity of the people in the birth narrative, wholly excluding the magi from the story, only shepherds go to see Christ as an infant born amongst the animals. Later, Luke depicts Christ, not as a figure who teaches on a mountain out of reach to some, but as a leader who shares lessons “on a level place” (Lk 6.17). Jesus is also shown to be a character at a power level strong enough to denounce the religious and political leaders of His day, even when they had the authority to stone offenders or ban them from the Temple. As a servant, Luke shares story after unique story about Jesus’ work as a healer, even to the point that Jesus rebukes the violence of one disciple, healing the ear that had been cut off in Jesus’