Keith Essex
The Gospel of Luke

Keith Essex's correlating video lecture(s) from The Master's Seminary:

• Lecture 9: Themes, Purpose, and Structure of Luke; and
• Lecture 10: Interpretive Issues of Luke.

5. Luke & Acts (continued)
   4. The Gospel of Luke [MSB, 1471-5; ESVSB, 1935-41; NIVZSB, 2060-65; RSB, 1774-80; DJG, 540-52; BTINT, 93-113]
      1. Introduction [CCC, 305-17; CMINT, 203-11, 216-19]
         1. History of Interpretation [DTIB, 467; DJG, 356-57; ACCSNT, vol. III]
         2. Author: Luke (Col. 4:14; 2 Tim. 4:11; Philem. 24)
            1. The Pauline Companions not Named in Acts: Luke and Titus
            2. Medical Language (Luk 14:2)
         3. Reader(s): Theophilus (Luk 1:3; cf. Acts 23:26; 24:3; 26:25)
         4. Date: c. AD 58-60
      2. Themes [CCC, 334-41]
         1. The Classical Greek Language (Luk 1:1-4)
         2. Unique Parables to Luke (Luk 7:41-43; 10:30-37; 11:5-13; 12:16-21, 35-40, 42-48; 13:6-9; 14:16-24, 25-35; 15:8-10, 11-32; 16:1-13, 19-31; 17:7- 10; 18:1-8; 18:9-14; 19:11-27)
         3. The Ministry of the Holy Spirit (Luk 1:15, 35; 3:22; 4:1, 18; 10:21)
         4. Angels (Luk 1:11, 13, 18, 19, 26, 28, 30, 34, 35, 38; 2:9, 10, 13, 15, 21; 4:10; 9:26; 12:8, 9; 15:10; 16:22; 22:43; 24:23)
         5. The Redemptive Mission of Christ (Luk 22:37; 24:27, 44, 46)
         6. Secular History (Luk 1:5; 2:1-2; 3:1; 13:1)
         7. A Unique "Travelogue" Section (Luk 9:51-19:27)
         8. Jesus' Ministry to Women and Children
         9. The Inclusion of Gentiles in God's Plan (Luk 2:29-32; 13:22-30)
      3. Purpose:
         • Jesus was / is the Lord and Savior in accordance with the plan of God [see CCC, 317-18; CMINT, 211-12]
      4. The Literary Structure: see the outline [CCC, 321-33; CMINT, 198-201; VOCNT, 18-25]
         LUKE

         1. The Preface: An account of the things God had fulfilled so that a Gentile Christian might know that what he had been taught was true (Luk 1:1-4)
         2. The Prologue: The Announcements, Births, and Childhoods of John the Baptist and Jesus (Luk 1:5–Luk 2:52)
         3. The Body: The Public Ministry of Jesus [The Deeds and Discourses of Jesus] (Luk 3:1–Luk 21:38)
            1. The Preparation for the Ministry of Jesus (Luk 3:1–Luk 4:13)
               1. The Preaching of John the Baptist (Luk 3:1-20)
               2. The Baptism of Jesus (Luk 3:21-22)
               3. The Genealogy of Jesus (Luk 3:23-38)
               4. The Temptation of Jesus by the Devil (Luk 4:1-13)
            2. The Ministry of Jesus in Galilee: The Revelation of Jesus (Luk 4:14–Luk 9:50)
               1. The Commencement of the Ministry of Jesus: Jesus' Rejection at Nazareth and Reception at Capernaum (Luk 4:14-44)
               2. Jesus' Calling and Teaching of the Twelve (Luk 5:1–Luk 6:49)
               3. Jesus' Manifestation to the Multitudes (Luk 7:1–Luk 8:56)
               4. Jesus' Commission of and further Teaching of the Twelve (Luk 9:1-50)
            3. The Ministry of Jesus on the Way to Jerusalem: The Teaching of Jesus in Response to His Rejection (Luk 9:51–Luk 19:27)
               1. Jesus' Teaching concerning the Duties of His Disciples (Luk 9:51–Luk 13:21)
               2. Jesus' Teaching concerning the People Who are His Disciples (Luk 13:22–Luk 17:10)
               3. Jesus' Teaching concerning the Future of His Disciples (Luk 17:11–Luk 19:27)
            4. The Ministry of Jesus in Jerusalem: Jerusalem's Rejection of Jesus and Jesus' Prediction of Jerusalem's Destruction (Luk 19:28–Luk 21:38)
         4. The Epilogue: The Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus (Luk 22:1–Luk 24:53)
      5. Bibliography
         1. Exegetical:
            • Bock, Luke (BECNT). 2 vols.
            • Garland, Luke (ZECNT).
         2. English Interpretation:
            • Stein, Luke (NAC).
            • Edwards, The Gospel according to Luke (PNTC).
         3. Expositional:
            • MacArthur, Luke (MacNTC). 4 vols.
      6. Selected Interpretive Problems
         1. Luke and Paul's History / Theology [MSB, 1472; GNTI, 373-78; CCC, 318-21]
            1. Contradictory
            2. Complementary
         2. "In the ______ of my Father" (Luk 2:49) [MSB, 1484; ESVSB, 1952; NIVZSB, 2073; RSB, 1788]
            1. Family (cf. Luk 8:19-21; 11:27-28)
            2. House (cf. Luk 6:4; 19:46; 20:1-21:4) [Bock; Garland; Edwards; Stein; MacArthur; EBC1&2]
            3. Things (cf. Mark 8:33; 1 Tim. 4:15) [Garland; Edwards; EBC1&2]
         3. "I was seeing Satan fall from heaven" (Luk 10:18) [MSB, 1501; ESVSB, 1976; RSB, 1758]
            1. Historic
            2. Inceptive [Bock; Edwards; Stein; MacArthur]
            3. Prophetic [Garland]
         4. "The Kingdom of God is within you" (Luk 17:21; cf. Luk 10:9, 11; 11:20) [MSB, 1516-17; ESVSB, 1993; NIVZSB, 2114-15; RSB, 1823; TGHG, 162]
            1. "Inside you" [MacArthur]
            2. "Within your grasp or power" [Bock (?); EBC1&2(?); BKC (?)]
            3. "In your midst" or "Among you" [Bock; Garland; Edwards; Stein; EBC1&2; BKC]
      7. Preaching Luke

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