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May 13, 2008 · Yes. Luke names three women: Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Susanna, along with some unnamed women (8:2-3). They are juxtaposed to the Twelve (8:1). In 24:10, Luke again mentions women by name: Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and “others” (feminine plural). The latter Mary has replaced Susanna.
Jan 15, 2015 · In that edition, Luke-Acts is 99 pages while Paul’s letters are 97 pages–and that number is inflated by the blank space frequently left on the last pages of his many letters. Luke-Acts only has one “last page,” and its page count suffers accordingly.
The Characterization of Peter in Acts. Having outlined the methodological considerations underpinning this study, we now turn to an inductive study of Peter’s characterization in Acts. 2.1. Acts 1:1–6:7: Peter in Jerusalem. Luke begins Acts by recounting how the resurrected Jesus taught his apostles about the kingdom of God before being ...
Luke 4:14-30 is the key passage in the Gospel with regard to the ministry of Jesus. In the Acts of the Apostles (also dubbed the 'Acts of the Holy Spirit') the power of the Spirit is seen through the activities of the early church especially in preaching and in the working of miracles. Jesus gave the mandate to the disciples to carry out the ...
Jul 14, 2013 · The book of Luke shows us Jesus, who came to seek and save the lost ( Lk 19:10 ). We learn all about the God-man in whom we’ve placed our faith. We see how He lived, how He died, and how He rose again. Luke’s Gospel is written in ways that Jewish and non-Jewish people can understand and appreciate. In Luke, Jesus is indeed the long-awaited ...
May 25, 2020 · It is in this sense that Jesus, in Luke 14:26, is telling the disciples that they must love Him supremely over all others, using classic Hebrew hyperbole. Ellicott observes on Luke 14:26, If any man come to me, and hate not his father.--Like words had been spoken before, as in Matthew 10:37-39, where see Notes.
There are other points of contact between Acts and Isa 53, 44 and as Luke Timothy Johnson has written, “It is reasonable to suppose . . . that Luke expected his readers to have a reading competence sufficient to catch these allusions and echoes.” 45 Places where the influence of Isa 53 can be felt in Acts include Acts 3:13, 46 where Luke ...
