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Book Synopsis
Provides a detailed, verse-by-verse interpretation of the Third Evangelist’s Gospel. Michael Wolter’s commentary fully complements the great tradition of Handbooks of the New Testament published by Mohr Siebeck.

Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Textual Tradition and Early Reception
  • 2. Author, Date, and Provenance
  • 3. Sources
  • 4. The Lukan Story of Jesus as an Episodic Narrative
  • 5. Intended Readers
  • 6. The Theological Place of the Story of Jesus in Luke–Acts
  • 9.51–18.34: The Journey to Jerusalem
  • 9.51-56: An Inhospitable Samaritan Village
  • 9.57-62: Consequences of Discipleship
  • 10.1-16: The Commission of the Seventy-Two
  • 10.17-24: The Return of the Seventy-Two
  • 10.25-37: The Scribe and the Merciful Samaritan
  • 10.38-42: Martha and Mary
  • 11.1-13: On Prayer
  • 11.1-4: The Prayer of the Disciples
  • 11.5-13: Jesus's Speech on Prayer
  • 11.14-28: Jesus and the Evil Spirits
  • 11.29-32: "This generation is an evil generation"
  • 11.33-36: The Eye as Lamp of the Body
  • 11.37-54: The Woes against the Pharisees and Scribes
  • 12.1–13.9: Jesus and the Disciples in the Midst of a Huge Crowd
  • 12.1-12: The Encouragement of the Disciples to Public Confession
  • 12.13-21: On the Worthlessness of Earthly Riches
  • 12.22-34: Do not Be Anxious but Seek the Kingdom of God
  • 12.35-48: On the Watchfulness and Reliability of Service Personnel
  • 12.49-53: Fire That Destroys Families
  • 12.54-59: This Kairos as the Time of Decision
  • 13.1-9: Last Call to Repentance
  • 13.10-21: On the Sabbath in a Synagogue
  • 13.10-17: Sabbath III
  • 13.18-21: Two Parables on the Kingdom of God
  • 13.22-35: Travelling to Jerusalem
  • 13.22-30: Outside before the Narrow Door
  • 13.31-35: Herod and Jerusalem
  • 14.1-24: As a Guest at the House of a Leading Pharisee
  • 14.1-6: Sabbath IV
  • 14.7-11: "Whoever exalts himself will be lowered" and Vice Versa
  • 14.12-14: The Nullification of the Principle of Symposial Reciprocity
  • 14.15-24: The Parable of the Rejected Invitation
  • 14.25–18.34: Somewhere on the Way
  • 14.25-35: Conditions for Discipleship
  • 15.1-32: The Controversy Dialogue over the Repentance of Tax Collectors and Sinners
  • 15.1-3: Exposition
  • 15.4-10: The Double Parable of the Lost Sheep andthe Lost Drachma
  • 15.11-32: The Parable of the Prodigal Son
  • 16.1-31: On Rightly Dealing with Money and Possessions
  • 16.1-13: The Speech to the Disciples
  • 16.14-31: The Speech to the Pharisees
  • 17.1-10: Another Speech to the Disciples
  • 17.11-21: The Thankful Samaritan and the Question of the Pharisees
  • 17.11-19: The Thankful Samaritan
  • 17.20-21: The Question of the Pharisees
  • 17.22–18.8: When the Son of Man Comes
  • 17.22-37: The Day of the Son of Man
  • 18.1-8: The Parable of the Judge and the Widow
  • 18.9-14: The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
  • 18.15-17: The Children and the Kingdom of God
  • 18.18-30: Riches and Discipleship
  • 18.31-34: Jesus's Second Announcement of the Passion and the Resurrection
  • 18.35–19.46: The End of the Peregrination
  • 18.35–19.28: Jericho
  • 18.35-43: The Healing of a Blind Man before Jericho
  • 19.1-10: Zacchaeus
  • 19.11-28: The Parable of the Throne Claimant
  • 19.29-46: The Entrance into Jerusalem
  • 19.47–21.38: "And he was teaching daily in the temple"
  • 19.47-48: Initial Frame
  • 20.1-26: Jesus as Teacher of the Jewish People and His Opponents
  • 20.1-8: The Questioning of Jesus's Authority
  • 20.9-19: The Parable of the Tenants of the Vineyard
  • 20.20-26: The Question about the Tax for Caesar
  • 20.27-40: The Question about the Resurrection of the Dead
  • 20.41-44: Is the Messiah David's Son?
  • 20.45-47: Warning against the Scribes
  • 21.1-4: The Gift of the Widow
  • 21.5-36: Jesus's Last Public Speech
  • 21.37-38: Concluding Frame
  • 22.1–24.52(53): Passion and Easter
  • 22.1-6: The Prelude: The Agreement between Judas and Jesus's Opponents
  • 22.7-65: On the Day of Unleavened Bread
  • 22.7-13: The Preparation for Passover
  • 22.14-38: The Last Supper
  • 22.14-20: Passover Meal, Breaking of Bread, and the New Covenant
  • 22.21-23: The One Who Hands Over
  • 22.24-30: On Serving and Ruling
  • 22.31-34: The Announcement of the Denial
  • 22.35-38: Coats to Swords!
  • 22.39-53: On the Mount of Olives
  • 22.39-46: Jesus Prays and the Disciples Sleep
  • 22.47-53: The Handing Over
  • 22.54-65: In the House of the High Priest
  • 22.54-62: The Denial
  • 22.63-65: Mocking
  • 22.66–23.56: On the Next Day
  • 22.66-71: Jesus before the Sanhedrin
  • 23.1-25: Jesus before Pilate
  • 23.1-5: Accusation and Trial
  • 23.6-12: The Transfer to Herod Antipas
  • 23.13-25: The Dispute over the Verdict
  • 23.26-49: Crucifixion and Death
  • 23.50-56: Burial and Preparation for the Anointing of the Dead
  • 24.1-52(53): On the First Day of the New Week
  • 24.1-12: The Empty Tomb
  • 24.13-35: The Emmaus Disciples Encounter the Risen One
  • 24.36-52(53): Jesus Appears to All the Disciples in Jerusalem
  • Bibliography

    The Gospel according to Luke

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        Publisher: Baylor University Press
        Publication Date: 15/10/2021
        ISBN13: 9781481306706, 978-1481306706
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        Description

        Book Synopsis
        Provides a detailed, verse-by-verse interpretation of the Third Evangelist’s Gospel. Michael Wolter’s commentary fully complements the great tradition of Handbooks of the New Testament published by Mohr Siebeck.

        Table of Contents
        • Introduction
        • 1. Textual Tradition and Early Reception
        • 2. Author, Date, and Provenance
        • 3. Sources
        • 4. The Lukan Story of Jesus as an Episodic Narrative
        • 5. Intended Readers
        • 6. The Theological Place of the Story of Jesus in Luke–Acts
        • 9.51–18.34: The Journey to Jerusalem
        • 9.51-56: An Inhospitable Samaritan Village
        • 9.57-62: Consequences of Discipleship
        • 10.1-16: The Commission of the Seventy-Two
        • 10.17-24: The Return of the Seventy-Two
        • 10.25-37: The Scribe and the Merciful Samaritan
        • 10.38-42: Martha and Mary
        • 11.1-13: On Prayer
        • 11.1-4: The Prayer of the Disciples
        • 11.5-13: Jesus's Speech on Prayer
        • 11.14-28: Jesus and the Evil Spirits
        • 11.29-32: "This generation is an evil generation"
        • 11.33-36: The Eye as Lamp of the Body
        • 11.37-54: The Woes against the Pharisees and Scribes
        • 12.1–13.9: Jesus and the Disciples in the Midst of a Huge Crowd
        • 12.1-12: The Encouragement of the Disciples to Public Confession
        • 12.13-21: On the Worthlessness of Earthly Riches
        • 12.22-34: Do not Be Anxious but Seek the Kingdom of God
        • 12.35-48: On the Watchfulness and Reliability of Service Personnel
        • 12.49-53: Fire That Destroys Families
        • 12.54-59: This Kairos as the Time of Decision
        • 13.1-9: Last Call to Repentance
        • 13.10-21: On the Sabbath in a Synagogue
        • 13.10-17: Sabbath III
        • 13.18-21: Two Parables on the Kingdom of God
        • 13.22-35: Travelling to Jerusalem
        • 13.22-30: Outside before the Narrow Door
        • 13.31-35: Herod and Jerusalem
        • 14.1-24: As a Guest at the House of a Leading Pharisee
        • 14.1-6: Sabbath IV
        • 14.7-11: "Whoever exalts himself will be lowered" and Vice Versa
        • 14.12-14: The Nullification of the Principle of Symposial Reciprocity
        • 14.15-24: The Parable of the Rejected Invitation
        • 14.25–18.34: Somewhere on the Way
        • 14.25-35: Conditions for Discipleship
        • 15.1-32: The Controversy Dialogue over the Repentance of Tax Collectors and Sinners
        • 15.1-3: Exposition
        • 15.4-10: The Double Parable of the Lost Sheep andthe Lost Drachma
        • 15.11-32: The Parable of the Prodigal Son
        • 16.1-31: On Rightly Dealing with Money and Possessions
        • 16.1-13: The Speech to the Disciples
        • 16.14-31: The Speech to the Pharisees
        • 17.1-10: Another Speech to the Disciples
        • 17.11-21: The Thankful Samaritan and the Question of the Pharisees
        • 17.11-19: The Thankful Samaritan
        • 17.20-21: The Question of the Pharisees
        • 17.22–18.8: When the Son of Man Comes
        • 17.22-37: The Day of the Son of Man
        • 18.1-8: The Parable of the Judge and the Widow
        • 18.9-14: The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
        • 18.15-17: The Children and the Kingdom of God
        • 18.18-30: Riches and Discipleship
        • 18.31-34: Jesus's Second Announcement of the Passion and the Resurrection
        • 18.35–19.46: The End of the Peregrination
        • 18.35–19.28: Jericho
        • 18.35-43: The Healing of a Blind Man before Jericho
        • 19.1-10: Zacchaeus
        • 19.11-28: The Parable of the Throne Claimant
        • 19.29-46: The Entrance into Jerusalem
        • 19.47–21.38: "And he was teaching daily in the temple"
        • 19.47-48: Initial Frame
        • 20.1-26: Jesus as Teacher of the Jewish People and His Opponents
        • 20.1-8: The Questioning of Jesus's Authority
        • 20.9-19: The Parable of the Tenants of the Vineyard
        • 20.20-26: The Question about the Tax for Caesar
        • 20.27-40: The Question about the Resurrection of the Dead
        • 20.41-44: Is the Messiah David's Son?
        • 20.45-47: Warning against the Scribes
        • 21.1-4: The Gift of the Widow
        • 21.5-36: Jesus's Last Public Speech
        • 21.37-38: Concluding Frame
        • 22.1–24.52(53): Passion and Easter
        • 22.1-6: The Prelude: The Agreement between Judas and Jesus's Opponents
        • 22.7-65: On the Day of Unleavened Bread
        • 22.7-13: The Preparation for Passover
        • 22.14-38: The Last Supper
        • 22.14-20: Passover Meal, Breaking of Bread, and the New Covenant
        • 22.21-23: The One Who Hands Over
        • 22.24-30: On Serving and Ruling
        • 22.31-34: The Announcement of the Denial
        • 22.35-38: Coats to Swords!
        • 22.39-53: On the Mount of Olives
        • 22.39-46: Jesus Prays and the Disciples Sleep
        • 22.47-53: The Handing Over
        • 22.54-65: In the House of the High Priest
        • 22.54-62: The Denial
        • 22.63-65: Mocking
        • 22.66–23.56: On the Next Day
        • 22.66-71: Jesus before the Sanhedrin
        • 23.1-25: Jesus before Pilate
        • 23.1-5: Accusation and Trial
        • 23.6-12: The Transfer to Herod Antipas
        • 23.13-25: The Dispute over the Verdict
        • 23.26-49: Crucifixion and Death
        • 23.50-56: Burial and Preparation for the Anointing of the Dead
        • 24.1-52(53): On the First Day of the New Week
        • 24.1-12: The Empty Tomb
        • 24.13-35: The Emmaus Disciples Encounter the Risen One
        • 24.36-52(53): Jesus Appears to All the Disciples in Jerusalem
        • Bibliography

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