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Bible Study Guide: John
In this Gospel, John tells the account of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection from a theological perspective. Through using the metaphor of light and the idea of the Word (logos), John communicates deep spiritual truths. What makes John unique?It is only in John's Gospel that Jesus is presented as pre-existing the world. Unlike the narratives of Matthew, Mark, or Luke,…
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Example Stories in Luke’s Gospel
Bible experts call the parable of the Good Samaritan an example story. They mean that Luke took the parable Luke 10.30-35 and told it as a story with a direct message about correct behavior. Bible experts call the parable of the Good Samaritan an example story. By this they mean that Luke has taken one of Jesus’ parables (Luke 10.30–35)…
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The Gospels and Acts
The four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) present various accounts of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Acts gives a detailed report of what happened to some of Jesus’ early followers as they carried the message about Jesus from Jerusalem to the other areas of the Roman Empire. The four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) present various…
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Saved by a Foreigner
Christians often see Jesus in the figure of the merciful Samaritan in Luke's gospel. Given the hostility between Jews and Samaritans in the first century, it would be ironic indeed if Luke’s Jesus, the ideal Jewish person — were at the same time the ideal, or good, Samaritan. Luke is the only one of the four Gospels that does not…
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Jesus and Wilderness
Jesus performed much of his ministry in urban settings, yet many of his most transformative moments occurred in outdoor settings—bodies of water, mountaintops, and wilderness.Jesus performed much of his ministry in urban settings, yet many of his most transformative moments occurred in outdoor settings—bodies of water, mountaintops, and wilderness. The wilderness of the Bible is a liminal space—an in-between place…
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Loving Your Neighbor
Right before Luke's story about the Good Samaritan, Jesus and a lawyer discuss the way to have eternal life. In that talk the lawyer says that the whole of the Law of Moses is contained in Deuteronomy 6 and Leviticus 19.18. Immediately before Luke’s story about the Good Samaritan, Jesus and a lawyer are discussing the way to have eternal…
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