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Connects to Tanakh
Abraham and Sarah are equal to Elizabeth and Zachariah
Elizabeth and Zachariah
Descendants of Aaron (Moses brother); elite Jews
Mary & Elizabeth are Cousins
John the Baptist and Jesus are blood relatives
Cana (rural area in Galilee)
Grew up in
Betrothed to Joseph
Joseph is prominent in Marys pregnancy and Jesus early years but not really anywhere else
Mark is Negative toward Mary
Mary is clueless to Jesus messiahship
Lukes Positive Portrayal
Very positive, special woman, chosen woman
Pseudepigraphal Works
Followed Lukes positive portrayal of Mary
Gospel of James
Written by Jesus brother
Gospel of Thomas
about the boyhood of Jesus
Mary & Gabriel
Gabriel (one of two angels in the New Testament) warns Mary about Jesus
Holy Spirit "Overshadows" Mary
Holy Spirit impregnates Mary
John Represents Judaism
Elizabeth is carrying him miraculously just as women in the Old Testament had
Jesus Presented as Something New
Mary is the first and only virgin birth
Magnificat
Poem Mary Sings
Magnificat
Early Christian Hymn
Hannahs Song
Connects to the Tanakh and Hannahs barren birth
Late Tradition
mid 80s
Only mentioned in Luke and Matthew
Why not mentioned in other and earlier places
Virgin Births in Other Cultures
Not the first time because other cultures; may have been gotten from other sources
Theotokos
Barer of God, Mother of God
Perpetual Virginity
She never has sex with Joseph; brothers and sisters are actually cousins or children from Josephs previous marriage (Roman Catholic, Episcopalian, Anglican, Methodist, Lutheran)
Sinlessness
Mary must be untainted for Jesus to be; Seen in pseudepigraphal texts (Gospel of James)
Immaculate Conception
Marys mother Ann was also overshadowed by the Holy Spirit
Ascension
Mary didnt die, she ascended into Heaven
Census
No record of this at this time; Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem (because David was born there so the Messiah would be too)
Shepherds
outcasts and poor people in that society; Angel tells shepherds that Jesus (the Savior) has been born
Contrast with Augustus
Caesar Augustus birth was sometimes connected to miracles so Luke uses it as a device showing the similarities but foiled
Eight days
resurrection
Seven days
creation; so eight is recreation
Inner Circle
Peter, John, James
"glory of God shined through his person"
Dazzling white robes
Moses
Personification of the Law
Elijah
Represents Prophets (because he was a standout prophet)
Meaning of Transfiguration
Foreshadow of the resurrection
Literary Device
introduces Jesus teachings (Q and L)
Reversal of roles
Samaritans typically bad, so Jesus shows them as good
Spirit and Letter of the Law
the saved do not look for loopholes or a minimum, its a transformation
Martha and Mary
Sisters of Lazarus
Traditional Roles for Women in Culture vs. the Kingdom
Martha portrays traditional women working, Mary represents women in the kingdom sitting at the feet of Jesus
Context
parables are meant to speak to all groups of people, the poor, tax collectors, and pharisees
Lost Sheep
religious leaders (99), the sinners and tax collectors (1), shepherd does the illogical thing (a message of affirmation for the sinners and tax collectors having a place in Heaven)
Lost Coin
God is portrayed as a woman finding the lost coin
Lost (Prodigal) Son
goes against the practice of violently forcing your children to respect you; pigs were unclean so it was the lowest of low; Jewish leaders should not run, but the father did; No public affection, but the father kisses his son; older brother is the religious leaders; were called to be more like the father (accepting and joyful)
When you cover someone in the Bible
it means taking them in and caring for them
Placing a ring on their finger symbolizes
familial inheritance
Without shoes is without dignity, so
putting shoes on someone is restoring the dignity
Calves are meant for big meals, so
they mean a party
Lukes Negativity Toward the Wealthy
Rich man is not named (minor character), Lazarus is named (major character)
Roles Reversed
Poor person is in Heaven and the rich man is in Hades
Illustration of Beatitudes and Woes
those in misery on the world is bless in the afterlife; those in joy (rich) on the world will weep in the afterlife
Difficulty for the Wealthy to Enter the Kingdom
"it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle"; wealthy man did not notice Lazarus (did not sacrifice for the kingdom of God)
Similar to Mark
though chronology is different and Jesus speaks on the cross
Sayings on the Cross
Speaks to the men on crosses with him
Soldier
changes line from Matthew and Mark
"Surely this man was innocent"
statement of injustice not Messiahship
Jesus as role model
Soldier did not view Jesus as the savior
Injustice
Soldier did not proclaim belief that Jesus was the savior
Women
A lot of women at the tomb and immediately report to the disciples
Peter
runs back to find the tomb empty too
Emmaus
where disciples are going and they did not recognize him when they saw him on the road, not until they did communion together
Jerusalem
Lukes disciples go here so the Jesus movement can begin with the Jews and spread throughout the rest of the world
Ascension
End of Luke and Beginning of Acts and all the disciples worshipped (but in Matthew some doubted)
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