By Barbara Shellard
This radical new interpretation finds many connections among Luke and Johannine traditions. Comparision of pericopae shared through Luke and John means that the standard assumptions of Lukan precedence will be wrong; as an alternative his could be chronologically the fourth gospel. Luke neverthless treats his resources in several methods, his reaction being either severe and inventive. He goals to offer safeguard to Christians through together with up to attainable and reconciling conflicting traditions, whereas firmly except heretical misinterpretation.
Shellard additionally features a attention of Luke's use of attainable resources, either canonical and extra-canonical, and areas Luke-Acts in its literary context, noting between different issues the presentation of Rome as a facilitatator of evangelization and a promoter of co-existence.
This is quantity 215 within the magazine for the examine of the recent testomony complement series.
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New Light on Luke: Its Purpose, Sources, and Literary Context
This radical new interpretation unearths many connections among Luke and Johannine traditions. Comparision of pericopae shared by way of Luke and John means that the standard assumptions of Lukan precedence should be incorrect; as an alternative his could be chronologically the fourth gospel. Luke neverthless treats his assets in numerous methods, his reaction being either serious and inventive.
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109. 85. See Ant. 24. 86. Cf. Ant. 21-23. 1. Clearing the Ground 33 their chronological order. 88 Luke's error here may perhaps reflect careless reading; alternatively, it may be the result of over-hasty note-taking, since we know that it was customary89 for ancient writers to read their works aloud prior to publication and invite comment. 90 Luke's dependence on Josephus's Jewish Antiquities cannot therefore be regarded as proven, especially in view of the paucity of verbal parallels, but it still seems a strong possibility, especially if Luke-Acts were written in Rome, as will be argued below.
Houlden, 4The Purpose of Luke', JSNT21 (1984), pp. 53-65. 51. Similarly Luke T. Johnson, The Gospel of Luke (Sacra Pagina; Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1991), pp. , contra Sanders, Jews, p. 86. 47. 52. Darr, Character Building, pp. 15 Iff. We may also compare John T. Carroll, 'Luke's Portrayal of the Pharisees', CBQ 50 (1988), pp. 604-21. 48 New Light on Luke has argued convincingly that the symposium framework of the shared meals is significant. An ancient reader would respond to such a context by identifying Jesus with the virtuous philosopher/sage and the Pharisees (whom Jesus, appropriately, boldly opposed) as, by implication, wicked.
In Luke's second volume Gamaliel, a leading Pharisee, successfully resists an attempt by the Sanhedrin to execute Peter and John; and Paul is able to enlist the Pharisees' support, after he has given an account of the circumstances of his conversion. 5. One therefore infers that they are more open-minded and receptive to the gospel message than are the Sadducees, none of whom is reported as being converted. Carroll53 argues that Luke uses the Pharisees to legitimate Christianity and hence implicitly to mollify Jewish Christian anxiety that the Torah was being disregarded.