The way according to Luke : hearing the whole story of Luke-Acts / [print]
Paul Borgman.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : W.B. Eerdmans Pub., (c)2006.
- xii, 404 pages ; 24 cm.
The way : narrative preparations : Luke 1:1-9:50. -- Story in a nutshell : a girl versus a priest and the matter of proper listening ; -- Story distilled : the first eight of twelve preparatory poems ; -- Story distilled and elaborated : the last four poems ; -- A motif of darkness and disruption -- The way : principles taught : Luke 9:51-19:44. -- "Peace to this house" and "Things that make for peace" : Luke 9:51-10:24; 18:35-19:44 ; -- "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" : Luke 10:25-42; 18:15-34 ; -- What to pray for, and how : Luke 11:1-13; 18:1-14 ; -- Neither signs nor status : hear the word, do it : Luke 11:14-32; 17:20-37 ; -- Look inside yourself, and do the word : Luke 11:33-12:12; 17:1-19 ; -- Relinquish possessions--and/or the spirit of possessing : Luke 12:13-34; 16:1-31 -- Relinquish privilege : use it for God's purposes : Luke 12:35-48; 15:1-32 ; -- Relinquish family and religion : Luke 12:49-13:17; 14:1-35 ; -- Striving to enter God's kingdom--but what of Jerusalem? : Luke 13:18-35 -- The way demonstrated : Luke 19:45-24:53. -- Jesus strives against Israel's old-guard leadership : Luke 19:45-24:53 ; -- You must strive : Jesus challenges followers : Luke 19:45-24:53 -- The way spreads. -- Luke's gospel in early Acts : the hinge-points : Acts 1:1-26; Luke 24:1-53 ; -- Peter : three speeches to fellow-Israelites : Acts 2:14-36; 3:12-26; 4:8-12 ; -- Three model speeches : Stephen, and the twelve (two) : Acts 4:23-30; 5:29-32; 6:15-7:60 ; -- Peter : three speeches about non-Jews joining faithful Israel : Acts 10:34-43; 11:4-17; 15:7-11 ; -- Paul in Acts : his two framing speeches to Israel : Acts 13:16-41; 28:25-28 ; -- The gospel according to Paul : back-to-back speeches : Acts 17:22-31; 20:18-35 ; -- Paul : three defense speeches before Israel and Gentiles : Acts 22:1-21; 24:10-21; 26:1-23 ; -- Paul : three repentance accounts : Acts 9:1-19; 22:1-21; 26:1-23 ; "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved" : the whole story in one scene.
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