Luke has a broader audience, than just the Jewish identity, with emphasis toward the Greco-Roman world. Luke offers us a new outlook on who Jesus is by displaying him in a truly “divine nature.” A Jesus who is fully aware of this divine nature and who has a greater sense of resolve and awareness in… Continue reading →
1. How does Luke weave together the lives of John the Baptist and Jesus, and why has Luke has constructed the story in this fashion? The birth narrative in the book of Luke is like no other story seen in the synoptic gospels. There is a strong emphasis on Jesus and John inside their mothers,… Continue reading →
1. What do Lucius’ prayer and Isis’ response reveal about the nature of Isis’ divinity (are their parallels with Sophia or Logos)? In Lucius prayer he claims that Isis is the “first-ranked goddess”, one who “All bodies in the earth, sky, and sea grew in accordance with her additions and then were diminished in deference to… Continue reading →
