Luke the Historian 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication i The New American Standard Bible Update ii A Word From the Author: How Can This Commentary Help You? iii Guide to Good Bible Reading: A Personal Search for Verifiable Truth v Commentary Introduction to Luke......................................................... 1 Luke 1 ................................................................... 7 Luke 2 .................................................................. 32 Luke 3 .................................................................. 49 Luke 4 .................................................................. 60 Luke 5 .................................................................. 76 Luke 6 .................................................................. 87 Luke 7 ................................................................. 104 Luke 8 ................................................................. 113 Luke 9 ................................................................. 128 Luke 10 ................................................................ 144 Luke 11 ................................................................ 156 Luke 12 ................................................................ 171 Luke 13 ................................................................ 186 Luke 14 ................................................................ 194 Luke 15 ................................................................ 200 Luke 16 ................................................................ 208 Luke 17 ................................................................ 220 Luke 18 ................................................................ 228 Luke 19 ................................................................ 238 Luke 20 ................................................................ 248 Luke 21 ................................................................ 261 Luke 22 ................................................................ 269 Luke 23 ................................................................ 286 Luke 24 ................................................................ 297 Appendix One: Brief Definitions of Greek Grammatical Structure ........................ 307 Appendix Two: Textual Criticism . 314 Appendix Three: Glossary . 317 Appendix Four: Doctrinal Statement . 324 SPECIAL TOPIC TABLE OF CONTENTS Righteousness ...................................................................... 12 Holy.............................................................................. 19 Son of God .............. 20 The Heart.......................................................................... 23 New Testament Prophecy.............................................................. 25 Ransom/Redeem..................................................................... 27 Covenant .......................................................................... 29 Glory ............................................................................. 35 Anointing In the Bible ................................................................ 36 Election/Predestination and the Need for a Theological Balance................................ 37 Women in the Bible.................................................................. 43 Paul’s Use of Women in Ministry ....................................................... 45 Gnosticism......................................................................... 46 Pontius Pilate....................................................................... 50 The Family of Herod the Great ......................................................... 51 Repentance......................................................................... 53 The Trinity......................................................................... 57 Greek Verb Tenses for Testing and Their Connotations ...................................... 62 Satan.............................................................................. 63 The Kingdom of God................................................................. 68 Amen ............................................................................. 69 The Demonic (Unclean Spirit).......................................................... 71 Jesus the Nazarene ................................................................... 72 Pharisees........................................................................... 80 Jesus and The Spirit.................................................................. 81 Fasting ............................................................................ 85 The Number Twelve.................................................................. 91 Peter, The Man...................................................................... 92 Should Christians Judge One Another? ................................................... 98 Human Speech ...................................................................... 99 Apostasy (aphist‘mi) ................................................................ 101 Nazarite Vow ...................................................................... 109 The Women Who Followed Jesus ...................................................... 117 Mystery .......................................................................... 120 The Need to Persevere............................................................... 121 Does Any Believer Ever Fall Away (i.e. apostasy)?......................................... 122 This Age and the Age to Come ........................................................ 130 The Sanhedrin ..................................................................... 134 The Resurrection ................................................................... 136 The Name of the Lord ............................................................... 140 Degrees of Rewards and Punishment.................................................... 148 Sanctification...................................................................... 159 Almsgiving........................................................................ 166 Tithing ........................................................................... 167 Confession ........................................................................ 175 Wealth ........................................................................... 177 The Any-Moment Return of Jesus Versus the Not Yet (NT Paradox)........................... 182 Jesus’ Return ...................................................................... 183 Laying On of Hands in the Bible ....................................................... 189 Coins in Use in Palestine in Jesus’ Day.................................................. 203 The Divisions of the Hebrew Bible ..................................................... 214 Where Are the Dead?................................................................ 217 Election .......................................................................... 230 Destruction........................................................................ 241 Luke’s Use of Exousia ............................................................... 250 Cornerstone ....................................................................... 252 Sadducees ......................................................................... 255 “the sons of God” in Genesis 6......................................................... 256 Order of Passover Service in First Century Judaism ........................................ 274 Biblical Attitudes Toward Alcohol and Alcoholism ........................................ 275 Introduction to John 6 ............................................................... 277 Reigning in the Kingdom of God....................................................... 278 Father............................................................................ 281 Illegalities of the Sanhedrin’s Night Trial ................................................ 284 Burial Spices ...................................................................... 299 The Kerygma of the Early Church...................................................... 303 In 1997 Bible Lessons International began publishing this Study Guide Commentary Set. This was made possible through the generous support of the Henry and Eileen Beyer family. This volume completes the New Testament Series. We dedicate it to Eileen Beyer whose heart for missions and the gospel has been such a blessing and encouragement to all of us at Bible Lessons International. Matthew 28:18-20 Luke 24:47 Acts 1:8 I Corinthians 9:19-23 II Corinthians 5:11-21 i The New American Standard Bible Update — 1995 Easier to read } Passages with Old English “thee’s,” “thou’s,” etc. have been updated to modern English. } Words and phrases that could be misunderstood due to changes in their meaning during the past 20 years have been updated to current English. } Verses with difficult word order or vocabulary have been retranslated into smoother English. } Sentences beginning with “And” have often been retranslated for better English, in recognition of differences in style between the ancient languages and modern English. The original Greek and Hebrew did not have punctuation as is found in English, and in many cases modern English punctuation serves as a substitute for “And” in the original. In some other cases, “and” is translated by a different word such as “then” or “but” as called for by the context, when the word in the original language allows such translation.

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