Unit 3.3 Religion

Author

Paul’s coworker who was a physician possibly from Syria and died in Greece .

He may have painted an art piece of mary

DATE

CONTEXT

WHAT OTHER BOOK DID LUKE WRITE AND HOW DO WE KNOW

Acts of the Apostles; they have the same dedication of Theophilus (friend of God

WHY DO THE SYNOPTIC gospels ALL HAVE SIMILAR STRUCTURE

They share some of the same sources.

SYMBOL

Ox

DESCRIBE JESUS ACCORDING TO LUKE

A compassionate messiah who has come to prove God’s great love for the world

FOCUS ON THE POOR

• Shepard visiting Jesus at his birth

• His parents are poor

• Using actual economic conditions in the beatitudes

• “The Rich Man and Lazarus”

• Friend of the outcast, lover of enemies

MESSAGE OF RICH MAN AND LAZARUS

Those who have plenty in this life must share with those who have less, and this compassion is mandatory for the followers of Jesus.

PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN

Jesus’ love includes everyone

PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON

The return of sinners brings great joy in Heaven, and God’s love and salvation are for all

PARABLES OF THE LOST SHEEP AND THE LOST COIN

God’s love is seemingly foolish in human terms in its pursuit of the one who has lost his or her way.

GENTILE

Non-Jewish person

ZACCHAEUS

He was a tax collector who was disliked by the community; tax collectors weren’t well liked and were seen as defiled , yet Jesus still ate at his home for dinner.

WOMEN

• Mary playing key role in infancy narrative and Acts

• Elizabeth and the prophetess in the same

• window of main (son raised from dead), repentant woman, mary Magdalene

• Caring of widows in acts

INFANCY NARRATIVE

• Shepards

• Angels

• Mary key role

• Magnificat,

• King of the poor

APPEARANCE ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS

• Jesus dies

• Two of his disciples are sad and walking to Emmaus

• They are joined by an unknown man (Jesus) who asks why they are sad

• They tell him about Jesus, and the man says well didnt he say he was going to rise?

• They all have dinner together

• The disciples finally recognize Jesus while He breaks the bread

• Jesus then disappears