Conflict in Luke: Jesus, Authorities, Disciples

by Jack Dean Kingsbury

Overview

Intertwined with Luke's story of Jesus are two other story lines - the story of the authorities, who come into conflict with Jesus over the crucial issue of whom God has chosen to rule Israel, and the story of the disciples, who are both loyal and uncomprehending. Kingsbury leads the reader into the dramatic narrative of Luke's Gospel by tracing and interpreting all three stories. An introductory chapter provides orientation to basic features of literary analysis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800624729
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	04/10/1991
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Jack Dean Kingsbury is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Theology, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia.

Editorial Reviews

After an introductory chapter giving the setting of Luke's Gospel, outlining the characters (Narrator, God, Satan, Jesus, Disciples, Religious Authorities, People, Minor Characters) and the plot, Kingsbury retells the Gospel as the story of Jesus, the story of the authorities, and the story of the disciples. This retelling emphasizes Jesus as Israel's Messiah and God's Son and reveals the religious authorities as self-righteous, while the disciples are seen as spiritually immature. There is irony in the authorities' ``victory,'' which leads to Jesus' triumph, and there is success in the disciples' growth and maturity. Recommended for seminary and large public libraries.

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