Luke demonstrates the universality of Jesus’ mission through several passages throughout his gospel. With the parable of the Great Banquet, Luke emphasizes the point that one should not act simply to be repaid. He believes that helping others who are hungry and alone should be payment enough. Luke states that the man invites “the poor, the… Continue reading →
In Mark’s telling of the story of Pilate (15:1-15) we see Jesus being questioned and Pilate then asks Jesus “Are you the King of the Jews” to which he replies “You say so” (v. 2). From there progress quickly to Jesus’s ultimate verdict. Pilate ask the Jewish people if they would like to have “the… Continue reading →
In Mark, Jesus’ time at the synagogue is written about far less than in Luke. When Jesus enters the synagogue and begins teaching in Mark, the people there were in disbelief of his abilities and knowledge. “They said, “Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him?… Continue reading →
2. In Mark’s gospel, Jesus’ first public act is an exorcism (1:23-28). Luke uses Mark as his main source, but he chooses to make Jesus’ first public act a sermon (4:16-30). This sermon comes from Mark (6:1-6), but Luke repositions it to the beginning of his gospel (in Mark it occurs much later in the… Continue reading →
Luke begins his gospel much like his predecessors. In his introduction to the gospel, Luke promises a gospel as factually correct as possible with the information he has from both oral tradition of events, the facts given from eye witnesses, and hints at a revision of earlier writings to ensure they correlate with the information… Continue reading →
Luke introduces his gospel by stating that he is going to give an orderly account of what he believes happened. He promises to present the truth to back up everything that is currently being taught. Throughout his prologue, Luke presents his information in a what seems to be a pretty educated manner. Luke wants to… Continue reading →
With little known about the author of Luke, we can tell from the prologue that the information used in his gospel was from both of Mark and Matthew’s gospels as well as Q and other oral stories. We know that Luke evaluated/investigated all material he had very carefully and promised “to write an orderly account… Continue reading →
Luke transforms Jesus’ sermon into a more positive way compared to Mark’s. In Luke’s Gospel, the crowd at the Temple seem more welcoming of Jesus teaching, fastening their eyes on Jesus and listen in awe of Jesus’ words and presence. The crowds described in Mark’s Gospel seem less inviting. They question who Jesus is and… Continue reading →
