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The Gospel of Luke : a commentary on the Greek text by I. Howard Marshall; Luke the Evangelist is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Gospel of Luke : a commentary on the Greek text about?
The Gospel of Luke was written, says its author, as an historical account of the ministry of Jesus. Not only would it serve as the basis for a sound faith on the part of professing Christians, but it would also claim a place for Christianity in history. Christ's ministry, as Luke shows, is realized prophecy; it is that time during which God's promise of salvation was fulfilled. His teachings, healing, and acts of compassion are all part of the good news. In Luke's Gospel, Christ's message of salvation is directed to the weak, poor, and needy, with an emphasis on the importance of self-denial and of whole-hearted discipleship. Thus, while Luke is the most conscious historian of the Gospel writers, his history is a vehicle of theological interpretation in which the significance of Jesus is expressed. In this commentary I. Howard Marshall calls attention to the theological message of Luke the Evangelist. His primary purpose is to exegete the text as it was written by Luke, so that the distinctiveness of Luke's Gospel may be seen. Basing his commentary on the third edition of The Greek New Testament, Dr. Marshall also refers to many variant readings which are significant in this
Who reads The Gospel of Luke : a commentary on the Greek text?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- I. Howard Marshall; Luke the Evangelist
- Publisher
- W.B. Eerdmans ; Paternoster Press
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780853642039
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Religion, Christian, Bible