Luke. 2 : a commentary on the Gospel of Luke 9:51-19:27 / by François Bovon ; translation by Donald S. Deer ; edited by Helmut Koester.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Hermeneia--a critical and historical commentary on the BiblePublication details: Minneapolis Fortress Press 2013Description: xliv, 663 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780800697594
Other title:
  • Luke two
  • Luke : a commentary on the Gospel of Luke 9:51-19:27
Uniform titles:
  • Evangelium nach Lukas. 2. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 226.407 B669l v.2
LOC classification:
  • BS 2595.53 .B68213 2013
Contents:
The Samaritans' refusal of hospitality (9:51-56) -- Following Jesus in one's life (9:57-62) -- Sharing the Gospel (10:1-20) -- The revelation to the little ones (10:21-24) -- The Samaritan or eternal life as an inheritance (10:25-37) -- Martha and Mary (10:38-42) -- The Lord's prayer (11:1-4) -- Prayer and its granting (11:5-13) -- In the kingdom of satan (11:14-26) -- The best beatitude (11:27-28) -- Jesus has given no sign other than himself (11:29-32) -- The lamp and the eye (11:33-36) -- A meal that went wrong (11:37-54) -- Confessing one's faith (12:1-12) -- The fatal forgetting iin the dialogue (12:13-21) -- A quest without worries (12:22-24) -- Attentive and responsible (12:35-48) -- Christian wisdom (12:49-59) -- The proper use of misfortunes (13:1-9) -- God straightens up bodies and liberates people (13:10-17) -- The mustard seed and the leaven (13:18-21) -- On the way to equity (13:22-30) -- The fox and the hen (13:31-35) -- The sabbath of the man with dropsy (14:1-6) -- The place chosen and the list of invited guests (14:7-14) -- Invited to the banquet (14:15-24) -- Reflect before speaking or acting (14:25-35) -- The parables of mercy (15:1-32) -- The scenario (15:1-2) -- The lost sheep and the lost drachma (15:3-10) -- The lost sheep (vv.3-7) -- The lost drachma (vv.8-10) -- The two sons (15:11-32) -- The dishonest manager (16:1-9) -- Rules of faithfulness (16:10-18) -- The parable of the rich man and the poor man Lazarus (16:19-31) -- Scandals, pardon, faith, and service (17:1-10) -- Ten men suffering from 'leprosy' (17:11-19) -- Facing the future (17:20-37) -- The parable of the unjust judge and the insistent widow (18:1-8) -- The parable of the pharisee and the tax collector (18:9-14) -- Jesus and the children (18:15-17) -- Inheriting eternal life (18:18-30) -- A new passion prediction (13:31-34) -- The blind man near Jericho (18:35-43) -- A visit to Zacchaeus (19:1-10) -- The parable of the Minas (19:11-27).
Summary: Bovon's magisterial commentary on the Gospel of Luke is justly renowned for its combination of judicious historical and literary treatment of the Evangelist's context and for its theological sensitivity. This volume completes the three-volume work and represents the author's careful revision and updating of the German original.
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"While I wrote the first volume in German, I wrote the second and third volumes in my mother tongue, French"--Page xi.

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxi-xliv) and index.

The Samaritans' refusal of hospitality (9:51-56) -- Following Jesus in one's life (9:57-62) -- Sharing the Gospel (10:1-20) -- The revelation to the little ones (10:21-24) -- The Samaritan or eternal life as an inheritance (10:25-37) -- Martha and Mary (10:38-42) -- The Lord's prayer (11:1-4) -- Prayer and its granting (11:5-13) -- In the kingdom of satan (11:14-26) -- The best beatitude (11:27-28) -- Jesus has given no sign other than himself (11:29-32) -- The lamp and the eye (11:33-36) -- A meal that went wrong (11:37-54) -- Confessing one's faith (12:1-12) -- The fatal forgetting iin the dialogue (12:13-21) -- A quest without worries (12:22-24) -- Attentive and responsible (12:35-48) -- Christian wisdom (12:49-59) -- The proper use of misfortunes (13:1-9) -- God straightens up bodies and liberates people (13:10-17) -- The mustard seed and the leaven (13:18-21) -- On the way to equity (13:22-30) -- The fox and the hen (13:31-35) -- The sabbath of the man with dropsy (14:1-6) -- The place chosen and the list of invited guests (14:7-14) -- Invited to the banquet (14:15-24) -- Reflect before speaking or acting (14:25-35) -- The parables of mercy (15:1-32) -- The scenario (15:1-2) -- The lost sheep and the lost drachma (15:3-10) -- The lost sheep (vv.3-7) -- The lost drachma (vv.8-10) -- The two sons (15:11-32) -- The dishonest manager (16:1-9) -- Rules of faithfulness (16:10-18) -- The parable of the rich man and the poor man Lazarus (16:19-31) -- Scandals, pardon, faith, and service (17:1-10) -- Ten men suffering from 'leprosy' (17:11-19) -- Facing the future (17:20-37) -- The parable of the unjust judge and the insistent widow (18:1-8) -- The parable of the pharisee and the tax collector (18:9-14) -- Jesus and the children (18:15-17) -- Inheriting eternal life (18:18-30) -- A new passion prediction (13:31-34) -- The blind man near Jericho (18:35-43) -- A visit to Zacchaeus (19:1-10) -- The parable of the Minas (19:11-27).

Bovon's magisterial commentary on the Gospel of Luke is justly renowned for its combination of judicious historical and literary treatment of the Evangelist's context and for its theological sensitivity. This volume completes the three-volume work and represents the author's careful revision and updating of the German original.

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