New Testament Commentary: Luke

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Weight 1.14 kg
Dimensions 22.3 × 14.3 × 4.7 cm
ISBN 9780851512921
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Cloth-bound

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Book

page-count

1124

series

Hendriksen New Testament Commentaries

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Luke

Original Pub Date

1978

Banner Pub Date

1979

Book Description

Dr Hendriksen’s success as a commentator has been rendered noteworthy by his refusal to accept the prevailing assumption that the best commentaries are written primarily for specialists and for academics. His justification lies in his understanding of the intention of Scripture itself. Thus in his Introduction to Luke he writes:

This Gospel is a book of Doctrine showing us what to believe . . . a book of Ethics telling us how to live . . . a book of Comfort teaching us why to rejoice … a book of Prophecy informing us what to expect.

It is because the New Testament Commentary stays so close to Scripture in aim and content that its popularity and usefulness will outlive the present age. No 20th-century author has done more to restore the belief that commentaries should be a part of the common reading of the church. Hendriksen, writes The Baptist Standard, is ‘a penman for all people,’ and many would share the conviction of Edwin Palmer (Executive Secretary of the New International Version of the Bible), ‘I know of no finer commentaries in the English language.’

This volume – which was the last of the series on the four Gospels to be produced – has various new features which probably express the writer’s final decisions on the best arrangement for a commentary, notably:

  • A more basic and lengthy discussion of critical theories.
  • The treatment of Greek words, phrases, and constructions has been separated from the main text.
  • A special introduction to Luke’s central section (9:51-18:14), because this part of the book has given rise to doubts and problems.
  • ‘Practical lessons’ at the close of indicated sections.
  • Two special studies on locating and interpreting parables.
  • A Subject Index for the synoptic Gospels.

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS XI
INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE 1
Who Wrote This Gospel? 3
Why Did He Write It? 15
What Were His Sources? 17
When and Where Was This Gospel Written? 29
What Are Its Characteristics? 33
What Is Its Theme and How Can It Be Outlined? 45
What Light Does This Gospel Shed on Today’s Problems? 46
Summaries are found at the close of the chapters. Exception: for 9:51-18:14 see Summary of and Introduction to Luke’s Central Section (9:51-18:14).
GENERAL THEME: The Work Thou Gavest Him to Do 51
Its Beginning or Inauguration 1:1-4:13 51
Chapter 1 52
Chapter 2 134
Chapter 3 192
Chapter 4:1-13 228
Its Progress or Continuation 4:14-19:27 245
A. The Great Galilean Ministry 4: 14-9: 17 246
Chapter 4:14-44 246
Chapter 5 278
Chapter 6 316
Chapter 7 372
Chapter 8 416
Chapter 9:1-17 470
B. The Retirement Ministry, Chapter 9:18-50 488
C. The Perean Ministry, etc. 9:51-19:27 530
1. Luke’s “Central Section”: The Perean Ministry, with episodes and excerpts from other ministries 9:51-18: 14 531
Chapter 9:51-62 556
Chapter 10 568
Chapter 11 606
Chapter 12 648
Chapter 13 692
Chapter 14 718
Chapter 15 742
Chapter 16 766
Chapter 17 792
Chapter 18:1-14 814
2. The Perean Ministry (continued) 18:15-19:27 827
Chapter 18:15-43 828
Chapter 19: 1-27 852
Its Climax or Culmination 19:28-24:53 869
A. The Week of the Passion 870
Chapter 19:28-48 870
Chapter 20 886
Chapter 21 918
Chapter 22 952
Chapter 23 1006
B. The Resurrection and Ascension, Chapter 24 1050
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 1083
GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 1085
INDEX OF NOTES ON GREEK WORDS, PHRASES AND CONSTRUCTIONS IN THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 1093
SUBJECT INDEX OF THE SYNOPTICS 1095

 

 

 

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