Mercy and love demonstrated to those who were undeserving was understood to reflect God’s own character: “Be merciful as your father in heaven is merciful” (Luke 6:36)…. Unfortunately, what readers often miss in Jesus’ command is the recognition that his high calling “to love those who hate you” (Luke 6:27) is essentially built upon similar notions voiced by his contemporaries, and yet at the same time it remains a bold and unique contribution to Jewish thinking in the first century.
The Theological Significance of the Parable in Rabbinic Literature and the New Testament
When he was alone, the Twelve and others who were around him questioned him about the parables. He replied, “To you the secret of the kingdom of God has been given; but to those who are outside, everything comes by way of parables, so that (as Scripture says) they may look and look, but see nothing; they may hear and hear, but understand nothing; otherwise they might turn to God and be forgiven.”
(Mark 4:10-12; NEB)
Divorce and Remarriage in Historical Perspective
However, in the best manuscript readings of Luke 3:19 and Matt. 14:3, her husband is unnamed.
Jesus’ Use of “Amen”: Introduction or Response?
In Luke 4:24, Jesus uses “amen” in a similarly ironical fashion.
Cataloging the Gospels’ Hebraisms: Part Two (Luke 9:51-56)
This variation occurs once in Matthew (Matt. 9:10) and 11 times in Luke (Luke 5:1, 12, 17; 8:1, 22; 9:51; 14:1; 17:11-12; 19:15; 24:4; 24:15).
Like Lightning from Heaven (Luke 10:18): Jesus’ Apocalyptic Vision of the Fall of Satan
The above image shows a miniature painting by Dirc van Delf appearing in an illuminated manuscript (ca. 1400) depicting the fall of Satan from heaven. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Did Jesus Save the Life of an Adulteress?
Jesus’ Attitude to Poverty
Nevertheless, as Lohmeyer, 211, points out, Jesus Himself appears to have chosen a life of poverty; He wanders to and fro without a settled home (Mk. i. 39, Lk. ix. 58), His disciples are hungry (Mk. ii. 23, viii. 14), women provide for His needs (Lk. viii. 3), and His disciples can say Ἰδοὺ ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν πάντα καὶ ἠκολουθήκαμέν σοι (Mk. x. 28)” (The Gospel according to St.
Repentance: God Inhales
Preface In March of 1998 I participated in an annual conference sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Biblical Research. Several sessions had been designated for me to speak, and during one of them I presented “Repentance: God Inhales.” The response from the audience seemed favorable, so upon returning to Wichita Falls, Texas, (where Janet and I lived for 22 months), I began entertaining the idea of transcribing, revising, editing, and eventually publishing the material in printed form. To achieve this goal, I received considerable assistance from others. Diana and Ronnie Hicks volunteered as transcribers.
Something Greater Than the Temple
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Whereas Matthew 12:1 records that the disciples “plucked the grains,” Luke 6:1 says “they plucked…rubbing them in their hands.” … His question in Luke 6:9, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath…to save a life (or soul) or to destroy it?”
First-century Discipleship
For example, the mother-in-law of one of Jesus’ disciples is mentioned in Luke 4:38.
What Did Jesus Mean by “Do Not Judge”?
(Luke 6:36-38; NIV) Jesus’ teaching on judging is one of his most frequently misunderstood sayings, sounding as if he is saying, “Have no discernment. … One of Jesus’ sayings regarding judging is nearly identical to other rabbinic sayings on the subject: “For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you” (Matt. 7:2; Luke 6:38). … If that is the understanding behind Jesus’ use of the words, “Do not judge” in Luke 6:36-38, it forms a six-fold parallelism!
Cataloging the Gospels’ Hebraisms: Part Five (Parallelism)
(Luke 4:25, 27; RSV)
widows in Israel | Elijah
lepers in Israel | the prophet Elisha
He who is not with me is against me,
and he who does not gather with me scatters.
Has the Lost City of Bethsaida Finally Been Found?
Jesus stayed there with Simon Peter, who lived with his family in the house of his mother-in-law (Matt. 8:14-15; Mark 1:29-31; Luke 4:38-39). … At Capernaum he healed the sick and performed miracles, and preached in the synagogue on the Sabbath (Matt. 8:16-17; Mark 1:21-28, 32-34; Luke 4:31-37, 40-41).
Return of the Twelve
Mark 6:30; Luke 9:10a; 10:17-20 (Huck 140; Aland 180; Crook 204)For abbreviations and bibliographical references, see “Introduction to ‘The Life of Yeshua: A Suggested Reconstruction.'” Updated: 24 November 2024
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ הַשְּׁלִיחִים אֶל יֵשׁוּעַ בְּשִׂמְחָה וַיְסַפְּרוּ לוֹ אֶת כֹּל אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ לֵאמֹר אֲדוֹנֵנוּ אַף הַשֵּׁדִים מִשְׁתַּעְבְּדִים לָנוּ בְּשִׁמְךָ וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם רָאִיתִי אֶת הַשָּׂטָן כְּבָרָק מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם נֹפֵל הֲרֵי נָתַתִּי לָכֶם רָשׁוּת לִדְרֹךְ עַל נְחָשִׁים וְעַקְרַבִּים וְעַל כֹּל גְּבוּרַת הָאֹיֵב וְלֹא יַזִּיק לָכֶם כְּלוּם אַף בְּזוֹ אַל תִּשְׂמְחוּ שֶׁהָרוּחוֹת מִשְׁתַּעְבְּדוֹת לָכֶם אֶלָּא שִׂמְחוּ שֶׁשְׁמוֹתֵיכֶם כְּתוּבִים בַּשָּׁמַיִם
The twelve emissaries returned to Yeshua full of excitement and they told him about everything they had done. “Lord!”