Gospel of Luke

was a young unwed woman. The only background that Luke tells us about Mary was that she was a virgin(v27). Joseph and Mary were engaged to be married (v27). They were poor and as is common in many third world settings, there assent into a higher social status would be difficult, if not impossible. As a result, the access to the privilege shared by Zechariah and Elizabeth would be a distant dream to Joseph and Mary. Discerning the voice of God: Luke points out that both couples received a…

Be Connected… “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.” Acts 2:42 (ESV). The parable In Luke 10:30, is about a man who was walking down a road, when he was suddenly attacked by a gang of thugs. He was stripped, robbed, beaten and thrown to the side of the road left to die. Jesus didn’t say much more about this man who he was, if he had family or friends, the only things we do know, is that he was abandoned and left alone…

Within a society dominated by a hierarchical structure of riches and poverty, purity and defilement, and honor and shame, the message in Luke calls for a reversal of such values. Throughout his Gospel, Luke employs a plethora of literary techniques in Mary’s Song, Jesus’ initial Sermon, and the parables and stories of the Rich and the Kingdom of God, the Rich Fool, the Shrewd Manager, and The Rich Man and Lazarus in order to portray a theme of universality and to call followers to live simply…

within a religious tradition. How and why the Gospel of Luke originated and was transmitted (spread) over time. The three stages of the Gospel formation is The Public life of Jesus, The Oral Period- Preaching and Teaching, Period of the Evangelists- The Gospels are recorded in written form. The Gospels according to Luke tells us about the beginning of Christianity. The Gospels are written in Greek so that Gentile Christians who are non-jews. Luke’s Gospel spread beyond Palestine and the…

In the Gospel of Luke, there is one story that tends to draw my attention. This story is commonly known as “A Sinful Woman is Forgiven”. In this gospel, Jesus is invited to eat at the house of a Pharisee. When he arrives, he is greeted with a woman who is infamous for being a sinner. She begins to weep over Jesus’ feet and washes them with her tears. Afterwards, she dries his feet with her hair. She then continues to kiss his feet and anoint them with ointment. As this is going on, the pharisee…

This event can also be found in Matthew 14:1-12 and Luke 9:7-9 and Luke 3:19-20. The passage from the Gospel of Mark in Throckmorton’s Gospel Parallels is as follows: 14King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had been known. Some were saying, “John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him” 15But others said, “It is Elijah.” And others said, “It is a prophet, like one…

Christianity. The new covenant is fully reveal though the new testament. The gospels written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John is the story about the life and death of Jesus. The stories about the man that was named Jesus is an inspiration to all the Christians of the world. The gospels are the way that Jesus articulated the way we as Christians we should be in his eyes. The new covenant is mentioned in all the gospels and how it was achieved though Jesus. Matthew, Mark and…

to compare the story of the birth of Jesus Christ from the gospels of Matthew and Luke. The gospels of Matthew and Luke are the only two gospels in the New Testament that tell of the birth of Christ. Each writers account of how Christ was born, how he becomes the heir to the throne of Israel down to where he was born have been argued for many years. These scriptures are found in chapter 1, gospel of Matthew, and chapter 3, gospel of Luke. These two stories tell of the same things, but have…

On Sunday, 12/11/16, Bethel Community Church meditated the book of Luke. This week the sermon was about the Jesus being anointed by a sinful woman from Luke 36-48 Pastor Anderson explained how this event took place in a unique situation. " This took place In the house of a Pharisee. They hated Jesus, but this one, Simon, invites him over." Anderson continued, "The Sinful woman was in the neighborhood. She heard Jesus was there and went with the jar kissing and wetting his feet. She must have…

Introduction Acts is a continuation of the Gospel of Luke. Both books are addressed to the same person Theophilus, whose name means “beloved by God”. Also Acts picks up right where Luke 24 ends, with the ascension. When Jesus ascended it marked the completion of his ministry on earth. Verse 1 Acts 1 and Luke 24 have much overlap between them. “Without the book of Acts the story of Jesus would be incomplete. Afterall, he didn’t come merely to save individuals to get them to heaven, but to…