Title: Discovering Luke : content, interpretation, reception /
Authors: Green, Joel B., 1956-
Year: 2021
Subjects: Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Bible.
Abstract: This interpretation of Luke encourages in-depth study of the text and genuine grappling with the theological and sociohistorical questions it raises. It draws on a range of methodological interests (author-, text-, and reader-centered) as complementary rather than mutually exclusive ways of understanding the text. It also recognizes the importance of the reception history of biblical texts, increasingly viewed as a vital aspect of interpretation rather than an optional extra. Throughout Discovering Luke, Joel Green gives readers strategies for reading the Gospel of Luke and guides them through Luke's world in its historical, ideological, political, and economic contexts. Green reviews key issues raised by the Gospel and connects these issues to questions of how Luke should be interpreted today.
Contents: Ways of reading Luke's gospel: through the Middle Ages -- Ways of reading Luke's gospel: from the Reformation to the present -- Reading Luke's gospel -- Mapping Luke's gospel -- The architecture of Luke's gospel -- 'I rejoice in God my savior': God, God's purpose and Luke's narrative -- 'I must preach the good news of God's kingdom': Jesus and his mission -- 'Take up their cross daily': disciples and discipleship.