Unit 4 Gospel of Luke

Oral and Witness accounts

Was the author an eyewitness?

Paul

Who traveled with Luke and was his companion?

Greek and from Antioch

What was the author's race and where is he from?

Not only Ecangelist he is a physician (a doctor)

Was luke educated and what is his job?

To everyone to all. Women, the poor, the oppressed, the role of the Holy Spirit, and the prophecy fulfilled.

What is Luke's dedication?

80-90

Between _-_ A.D.

Christians (Theophilus)

What is the audience of Luke?

Includes some references from Matthews Gospel.

Mark and Q- Includes What?

unique

Just over half of Luke is __ to his gospel.

neglected their obligations to the poor and oppressed.

The author is concerned that the wealthy in the community have done what possibly because of expectations of JEsus imminet return.

Christianity as the true “heir” to Judaism

Luke is also very concerned with showing what , or the proper and intended direction for Judaism.

justify Christianity in the eyes of the Roman empire

seeks to do what, by focusing on the "innocence" of both Jesus and the community that carried on in his name.

Greco-Roman History

Luke is interested in placing the events of Jesus' life within the greater context of what?

Jerusalem, Temple

_______ and the ______ receive special attention.

table fellowship

Luke focuses on Jesus' "______ _______ ," or meal sharing.

Nineteen, eschatological

(______ meals are mentioned in Luke, thirteen are unique to his gospel. Foreshadows the "___________ (or Messianic) banquet" at the end of time, when the righteous would be with God- and never go hungry again.) (See Isaiah 55:1-5)

oppressed and poor

Luke emphasizes Jesus' ministry to the ______ and ____

Women

______ are represented more prominently in Luke than in any other gospel.

worship and prayer

Special focus on _______ and ______.

Holy Spirit

Luke emphasizes the role of the ____ _____ in Jesus' ministry.

14

He mentions the Holy Spirit __ times, more than Mark and Matthew combined

repeated narratives, recurring plots

Type-scenes are ______ _______ or _____ ____.

Old Testament

Frequently used in the ___ ________.

Elizabeth, Sarah

Ex. “barren mother” – ______, ______

exclude, ostracize

meal sharing – to most 1st century Jews; meals are an opportunity to _____ and ________.

breaks away

The table fellowship of Jesus _____ ____ from this mold of discrimination and prejudice.

meal

Luke often depicts Jesus in a ____ setting.

all classes of people

He is shown to be freely dining with and offering table fellowship to who?

social outcasts

His table fellowship with _____ ______ causes great criticism among the Jewish hierarchy.

glutton, drunkard

They labeled him as “a _____ and a ______, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.”

rich feast

A symbolic portrayal of the blessings of the age to come in which those chosen by God share in a____ _____ with the Messiah.

marriage supper, groom, bride, guest

• In the NT this is often pictured as a _____ ____ with Jesus Christ as the ______ and the church as both ____ and invited ____.

Eucharist

The feast, which will take place after the realization of God’s kingdom, is foreshadowed in the _________. (Take and eat, take and drink)

very heart

Luke’s Chapter 15 is the ____ _____ of the gospel

lost sheep, lost coin, the prodigal son

- Contains three memorable parables that deal with God’s great compassion and his joy over repentant sinners:

• 1.) The parable of the ____ ____

• 2.) The parable of the ____ ____

• 3.) The parable of the lost or ___ ______ ___

Prodigal

given to reckless extravagance

pigs

v. 15 Working with ____ would have been a great indignity for a Jewish person

restored

v. 22-24 His place in the family is completely _______.

celebration

robe=

authority

ring = symbol of _______

worn shoes

sandals = slaves would not have ____ _____

acceptance, rebel

Illustrates God’s total _______ of those who ____ and return.

scribe

The Scholar = probably a _____, expert on the law

way of Blood

Road known as “___ __ _____”

Priest

highest religious leadership

Levite

lay-associate of the priest

love and compassion

Samaritan = foreigner, impure - in this parable, the one who possesses the secret to eternal life is not the one with status or education, but the one who shows spontaneous ____ and ________

Letter, Spirit

______ of the Law v. ______ of the Law (literal interpretation v. the intent of the law)

service, contemplation

· Life of _______ vs. Life of __________

revolutionary, gender

Jesus as cultural ____________ – breaking accepted ______ roles

woman

Martha is fulfilling the common expectations of a _____

education

Mary – posture of sitting at Jesus’ feet implies a context of formal ________

the Magnificat

What is the prayer from Mary in Luke’s gospel in which she states her certainty that God will care for the poor and lowly and raise them from their difficult state into his Kingdom.