LUKE 9:51 TO LUKE 18:14. Lk. now more than atones for his great omission (of Mark 6:45 to Mark 8:26) by a great insertion. This section is mainly peculiar to Lk. It describes incidents of the last journey from Galilee to Jerusalem.... [ Continue Reading ]
ON PRAYER (Matthew 6:9 *, Matthew 7:7 *). Lk. assigns the Lord's Prayer to a separate occasion and gives two reasons for the disciples-' request. For the first _cf. Luke 3:21_, Luke 9:21, etc., for the second, Luke 5:33. Rabbis were accustomed to frame special prayers; there are examples in the Talm... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS AND BEELZEBUB. Lk. had omitted Mark 3:22 *, Mt. (Matthew 12:22; Matthew 12:43 *) combined Mk and Q. Lk. here follows Q. He does not refer to Jerusalem scribes. Luke 11:16 is not directly taken up till Luke 11:29. It is curious that Lk. changes spirit of God (Mt.) into finger of God. Luke 11:24... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE 11:27 F. JESUS AND HIS MOTHER. A variant of Luke 8:19 *. The introduction of feminine sentiment is characteristic of Lk. Human relationship is not the highest claim; _cf._ Matthew 15:5 f.*... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SIGN OF JONAH (Matthew 12:38 *). Lk. omits the reference to the fish.... [ Continue Reading ]
SAYINGS ABOUT LIGHT. With Luke 11:33; cf. Luke 8:16 (= Mark 4:21; Matthew 5:15). With Luke 11:34 f. _cf._ Matthew 6:22 f.* Luke 11:36 is tautologous and the true text is not certain. LUKE 11:35. THE LIGHT THAT IS IN THEE: the light of the soul, the organ of spiritual vision; if this be dark, great... [ Continue Reading ]
CONDEMNATION OF PHARISEES AND SCRIBES._ Cf._ (though the arrangement is different) Matthew 23*, where the Jerusalem setting is more suitable (perhaps Lk. wishes to make the Jerusalem discourses end with the apocalypse of Mark 13). It is strange that Jesus should offend His host, first by deed, then... [ Continue Reading ]