JOHN THE BAPTIST. Mark 1:1 *, Matthew 3:1 *. also Mark 6:17 *, Matthew 14:3 *. Lk. now (to Luke 9:50) follows the Marcan account of the Galilean ministry of Jesus and its antecedents; he adds material from Q and other sources. LUKE 3:1. On the chronology, see pp. 652f.; PONTIUS PILATE, p. 609; HERO... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE 3:21 F. THE BAPTISM OF JESUS (Mark 1:9 *, Matthew 3:13 *). Lk. notes that Jesus was praying (_cf. Luke 9:29_, Luke 11:1, etc.). In the early Church it was customary immediately after baptism to pray for the gift of the Spirit. Lk. explicitly gives a bodily form to the Spirit, and does not defin... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS (_cf._ Matthew 1:1 *). The words as was supposed are perhaps from a later hand than that which first compiled the pedigree. Jesus here descends from David, not through Solomon (Matthew 16 f.) but through Nathan. There are other differences; the most noteworthy is that Lk. with... [ Continue Reading ]