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 →
Luke’s gospel is heavily designed around Jesus’ portrayal as both a Messianic prophet (White, 331), as well as a Martyred Sage. The reworking and repositioning of the sinful women’s anointing exemplifies this, in that Luke arranges the story to fall closely after the Sermon on the Plain- epitomizing or narrating much of the overall message… Continue reading →
Luke clearly structures his Sermon on the Plain in a way that challenges what people may have thought about what it means to be a servant of God. He begins the sermon with a very provocative statement, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who are… Continue reading →
There are many times throughout the gospel of Mark when Jesus’ disciples show signs of misunderstanding Jesus. As White mentions, in the gospel of Mark, none of Jesus’ disciples ever refer to Him as “Son of God”, they only seem to refer to Him as the “Messiah”. An example of this is when Peter makes… Continue reading →
There are many speculations on why Mark depicts the Gospels as misunderstanding Jesus’ Identity and significance. One that is important to note was that the Gospel writers wanted to reach out to so many different groups of people. With this goal in mind, it is easy to conclude that some groups would understand more than… Continue reading →
