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Week 8: Oct. 24-28

Jesus and Women in Luke (8:1-10:42)

Lecture

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Reading
  • Schaberg, “Luke” in Women’s Bible Commentary.
Writing

Does Luke treat women better than the other Synoptic Gospels?

Greek

Luke 10:38-42

Week 9: Oct. 31-Nov. 4

Luke 11:1-14:35

Lecture

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Reading
  • Arland J. Hultgren, “The Parables of Jesus”
Writing

Essay 2 Due

Greek

Luke 14:15-24

Week 10: Nov. 7-11

Parables 15:1-19:48

Lecture

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Peter Rollins Video
Sermon: All God’s Sheep (Rev. Russell Rathbun)

Reading
  • Schotroff “Introduction, Pharisee & the Toll Collector”
  • Recommended: Schotroff, “Lydia’s Impatient Sisters”
Writing

What makes parables so powerful? What makes parable so difficult to interpret, teach, and preach?

Greek

Luke 15:1-10

Week 11: Nov. 14-18

On The Road to the Cross (Luke 20:1-21:38)

Lecture

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Reading
  • Horsley, “Jesus and Empire”
  • Recommended: Powell, WATSA, 82-102
Writing

In light of 21:5-36, how did Luke’s Jesus envision the future?

Greek

Luke 20:45-21:6

Week 12: Nov. 28-Dec. 2

The Crucifixion according to Luke (Luke 22:1-23:56)

Lecture

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Reading
  • Powell, WATSA, 60-81
Writing

Why is Jesus crucified according to Luke?

Greek

Luke 23:32-43

Week 13: Dec. 5-9

Resurrection and the Theological Vision of Luke-Acts (Luke 24 and Acts 1)

Lecture

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Reading
  • Reading: Green, The Theology of the Gospel of Luke, 122-152
  • Recommended Reading: Powell, WATSA, 103-21
Writing

Why did Luke write a Gospel?

Greek

Acts 1:1-11

Week 14: Dec. 12-16

Reading Luke Today

Lecture

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Reading
  • Hays Moral Vision, 112-137
  • Barreto, "'To Proclaim the Year"
  • Ekbald, "Reading the Gospel with Tax Collectors and Sinners"
Writing

As the semester closes, how do you read Luke differently than you did at the beginning of the term? What big theological questions has Luke helped you deal with?

Reminder

Essay 3 due, Dec. 20.