CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Perspective:
Luke as a Preacher
Scope: Luke
Among the Gospels and Acts
Format:
Suggestions for the Use of This Book
COMMENTARY
PREFACE
Luke 1:1-4
PART ONE
Infancy and
Childhood Narratives
Luke 1:5-2:52
1:5-56
Annunciations of the Births of John and Jesus
1:57-2:21
The Births of John and Jesus
2:22-52
Two Stories of Jesus in the Temple
PART TWO
Preparation for
the Ministry of Jesus
Luke 3:1-4:13
3:1-20
The Ministry of John the Baptist
3:21-22
The Baptism of Jesus
3:23-38
The Genealogy of Jesus
4:1-13
The Temptations of Jesus
PART THREE
The Ministry of
Jesus in Galilee
Luke 4:14-9:50
4:14-15
Opening Summary
4:16-30
Jesus in the Synagogue at Nazareth
4:31
5:16 A Ministry of Growing Popularity in Galilee
5:17-6:11
Early Controversies with Religious Leaders
6:12-16
Choosing Twelve Apostles
6:17-9:6
Ministry Between the Choosing and the Sending of the Twelve
9:7-50
Forebodings and Predictions of the Passion
PART FOUR
The Journey to
Jerusalem
Luke 9:51-19:28
9:51-62
Jesus Establishes the Nature of the Journey
10:1-24
The Mission of the Seventy
10:25-42
Two Stories About Hearing and Not Hearing
11:1-13
Teachings on Prayer
11:14-12:1
Conflicts and Controversies
12:2-13:9
Exhortations and Warnings
13:10-35
Tensions and Forebodings of the Passion
14:1-24
Table Talk
14:25-35
Teachings Concerning Discipleship
15:1-32
Three Parables of Joy
16:1-31
Teachings Concerning Wealth
17:1-10
On Sin, Forgiveness, Faith, and Duty
17:11-18:30
Teachings Leading to the Final Prediction of the Passion
18:31-19:28
From the Final Prediction of the Passion Until the Entry Into Jerusalem
PART FIVE
The Ministry in
Jerusalem
Luke
19:29-21:38
19:29-48
The Entry Into Jerusalem
20:1-21:4
Controversies in Jerusalem
21:5-38
The Apocalyptic Discourse of Jesus
PART SIX
The Passion
Narrative
Luke 22:1-23:56
22:1-38
Jesus' Last Meal with His Disciples
22:39-53
The Arrest of Jesus
22:54-71
The Jewish Trial
23:1-25
The Roman Trial and Sentencing
23:26-56
The Crucifixion of Jesus
PART SEVEN
The
Resurrection Narrative
Luke 24:1-53
24:1-12
The Empty Tomb
24:13-35
Appearance on the Road to Emmaust
24:36-49
Appearance in Jerusalem
24:50-53
The Blessing and Departure
SELECTED
BIBLIOGRAPHY
