Purpose of Luke's gospel
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- Created on: 03-01-14 18:31
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- Purpose of Luke's Gospel
- 2 main purposes are
- To present good news of jesus and explain his life and significance, used the gospel for this based on writing of Mark.
- The truth of what Jesus had done as a religious leader." What had been accomplished" God kept promise of a messiah, shows mercy to jew and gentile.
- Truth = " orderly account " also says in prologue that existence of his missions come from eyewitnesses of those who had first been with Jesus.
- He learned it from " Having followed all things closely for some time past. "
- for Theophilus so he may know the truth about Jesus and the " Things, which had been accomplished."
- significance of Jesus' message to all of mankind.
- doesnt use the word or term good news or gospel in opening preface.
- significance of Jesus' message to all of mankind.
- THEO's a gentile, therefore book written in a manner for gentiles to understand.
- Aims to make make everything clear to theo and show the deeper meaning of everything that has happened.
- " THINGS, which have been accomplished among us."
- Luke was something of a historian according to this line.
- Investigated eyewitnesses although not an eyewitness himself.
- " THINGS, which have been accomplished among us."
- Theophilius means " LOVER OF GOD"
- Aims to make make everything clear to theo and show the deeper meaning of everything that has happened.
- for Theophilus so he may know the truth about Jesus and the " Things, which had been accomplished."
- He learned it from " Having followed all things closely for some time past. "
- Luke tried to explain christianity to all gentiles through his gospel.
- Does not disfocus gentiles, for example shows jesus not as an Anti-roman person in the passion narrative, also giving pilate a bit of soul unlike Josephus with the bloody pilate characterisation
- 3 times refusing jesus as guilty, sees no guilt within him.
- Finds Jesus innocent
- Non-political messiah just a religious messiah.
- Finds Jesus innocent
- Jesus fufills old testament, presents him as a Lord/ Saviour messiah, not a political king of all.
- ELizabeth hails mary as " Mother of my LORD"
- Zechariah to John " Will go before the Lord"
- Angels to sheperds " to you is born this day... a saviour who is CHRIST OUR LORD"
- Fulfilment of the prophet Isaiah, Spirit of the lord choosing a servant.
- " To proclaim the acceptable years of the Lord " LK 4:18
- Luke shows Jesus as a merciful lord, the saviour and the Universal saviour.
- Universal to jews,gentiles, women, romans, officials and leapers.
- Fulfilment of the prophet Isaiah, Spirit of the lord choosing a servant.
- Angels to sheperds " to you is born this day... a saviour who is CHRIST OUR LORD"
- Angels to sheperds " to you is born this day... a saviour who is CHRIST OUR LORD"
- Fulfilment of the prophet Isaiah, Spirit of the lord choosing a servant.
- " To proclaim the acceptable years of the Lord " LK 4:18
- Luke shows Jesus as a merciful lord, the saviour and the Universal saviour.
- Universal to jews,gentiles, women, romans, officials and leapers.
- Fulfilment of the prophet Isaiah, Spirit of the lord choosing a servant.
- Zechariah to John " Will go before the Lord"
- ELizabeth hails mary as " Mother of my LORD"
- 3 times refusing jesus as guilty, sees no guilt within him.
- To present good news of jesus and explain his life and significance, used the gospel for this based on writing of Mark.
- Does not disfocus gentiles, for example shows jesus not as an Anti-roman person in the passion narrative, also giving pilate a bit of soul unlike Josephus with the bloody pilate characterisation
- Truth = " orderly account " also says in prologue that existence of his missions come from eyewitnesses of those who had first been with Jesus.
- 2 main purposes are
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