Lk. here inserts an incident and a parable between Mark 10:52 and Matthew 11:1. LUKE 19:1. JESUS AND ZACCHÆ US (Lk. only). The incident is akin to that of Levi, Luke 5:27. The tree which Zacchæ us used was a fig-mulberry, one with a short trunk and horizontal branches. Jesus, seeing him there, prob... [ Continue Reading ]
PARABLE OF THE TALENTS (Matthew 25:14 *). There are some differences in the two versions. In Lk. the man of Mt. becomes a prince who (like the sons of Herod the Great) journeys (to Rome) to have his title and dominions confirmed. So Jesus departs to heaven to be invested with the Messianic Kingdom.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY (Mark 11:1 *, Matthew 21:1 *). There is nothing peculiar in Lk.'s narrative except Luke 19:28, which recalls Luke 9:51, till we come to Luke 19:37. There the crowd is defined as consisting of disciples, and their exultation ascribed to the mighty works which they had seen. Luke 1... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FALL OF JERUSALEM PREDICTED (Lk. only)._ Cf._ the words of Jesus to the daughters of Jerusalem, Luke 23:28. The passage takes the place of the withering of the fig-tree narrated by Mk. and Mt., which Lk. has already dealt with in different fashion, Luke 13:6. The use of the word bank (Luke 19:43... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE (Mark 11:15 *, Matthew 21:12 f.*). Lk. abbreviates; only the sellers are ejected. Jesus teaches daily in the Temple, a statement repeated at Luke 20:1 and Luke 21:37; Luke 19:48 points to the popularity of Jesus in Jerusalem, _cf_. Luke 21:38; Luke 23:27; Luke 23:48.... [ Continue Reading ]