For men do not gather figs from thorn bushes, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush (Luke 6:44, NKJ).
Sabbath Breakers
(Luke 6:1-5)
Although several of the most significant Greek manuscripts of Luke 6:1 read ἐν σαββάτῳ (en sabbatō, on a Sabbath), many others have ἐν σαββάτῳ δευτεροπρώτῳ (en sabbatō deuteroprōtō, on the second-first Sabbath).
The “Hypocrisy” of the Pharisees
According to Luke’s Gospel (Luke 3:7), the expression is found in the address of John the Baptist to the “crowds” who came to him at the Jordan River.
Ostracon from Qumran Throws Light on First Church
(Lk. 3:10), John replied: “He who has two coats, let him share with him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise.”
Faith Like a Mustard Seed
How to cite this article:
Joshua N. Tilton and David N. Bivin, “Faith Like a Mustard Seed,” The Life of Yeshua: A Suggested Reconstruction (Jerusalem Perspective, 2022) .
LOY Excursus: Criteria for Distinguishing Type 1 from Type 2 Double Tradition Pericopae
Updated: 23 February 2024
An important breakthrough in the formulation of Robert Lindsey’s solution to the Synoptic Problem was his recognition that there are really two sets of Lukan-Matthean Double Tradition (DT) pericopae. Lindsey noted that one set of pericopae is characterized by high levels of verbal identity, whereas the other set of pericopae is characterized by somewhat lower levels of verbal identity, despite the fact that the Lukan and Matthean pericopae are clearly parallels.
Narrow Gate
How to cite this article:
Joshua N. Tilton and David N. Bivin, “Narrow Gate,” The Life of Yeshua: A Suggested Reconstruction (Jerusalem Perspective, 2024) .
“Torah and the Kingdom of Heaven” complex
In Luke this discourse unit is traditionally called the Sermon on the Plain (Luke 6:20-7:1), while in Matthew the discourse unit is known as the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5:1-7:29; 8:5a)….
Two notable facts about this list are 1) the pericopae the two sermons share in common occur (for the most part) in the same general sequence,The exception is the placement of the Golden Rule (Matt. 7:12 ∥ Luke 6:31), which in Luke forms part of the Loving Enemies pericope (Luke 6:27-36), but occurs separately in Matthew.
Remember Shiloh!
Note the way that Jesus handled the incident recorded in Luke 4:29-30, passing unharmed through the enraged residents of Nazareth.
A New Approach to the Synoptic Gospels
It is easy to claim new solutions and new approaches to familiar problems. But in the field of New Testament research it is much harder to make these claims stick.
Jesus and the Oral Torah: Blessing
Jesus was never charged with breaking any part of it, and although his disciples occasionally were accused of disobeying aspects of the Oral Torah (Luke 6:1-2), only one such accusation was made against Jesus—that he broke the Sabbath by healing the sick (Luke 14:1-4).
Private: Two Neglected Aspects of the Centurion’s Slave Pericope
Crouch ; Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2001, 2005, 2007), 1:9-10; John Nolland, Luke (3 vols.: WBC 35A-35C; Dallas: Word Books, 1989, 1993, 1993), 1:316; François Bovon, Luke: Hermeneia—A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible (3 vols.; trans.
Did Jesus Save the Life of an Adulteress?
