Category: Luke
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reversed sabbaths in luke
The Jewish Sabbath seemed to be a day when Jesus has particular flash points with the religious leaders. In Genesis 1 we discover God takes a sabbath rest having created. There is no command in Genesis that this seventh day should be observed by all mankind. In fact, it is not until Israel comes together…
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more luke reversals
We’re looking at the reversals in Luke’s gospel. God’s Kingdom reverses expectations. This reversal is made explicit in Jesus sermon at Nazareth in Luke 4. Luke 4 is perhaps the key to the whole gospel. It announces the core of Jesus’ mission and the gospel of the Kingdom. Jesus announces the reversals as he quotes…
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reversed expectations
Luke’s gospel stresses reversed expectations. It is about the Kingdom of God and this Kingdom specializes in reversed expectations. We noted this reversal in a blog a few days ago. It is signalled right at the beginning of the gospel. Mary praises God as she reflects on her miraculous pregnancy and exclaims: ‘he has scattered…
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