Jesus, the Image of Humanity: Luke's Account

Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 10
1. Luke as Author......Page 14
Luke the physician......Page 20
Luke the painter......Page 22
3. The Stories of Jesus\' Childhood......Page 28
The annunciation by the angel to Mary......Page 29
The meeting between Mary and Elizabeth......Page 32
The birth of Jesus......Page 34
Simeon and Anna......Page 39
4. Sickness and Healing in Luke......Page 46
The healing of the woman bent double......Page 47
The healing of the man with dropsy......Page 51
Jesus\' mission as a physician......Page 54
5. Parables of Jesus......Page 60
The parable of the lost drachma......Page 64
The parable of the lost son......Page 67
The parable of the crafty steward......Page 73
6. Jesus — A Model for Prayer......Page 76
Jesus\' teaching about prayer......Page 79
The widow and the godless judge......Page 83
The Pharisee and the tax collector......Page 85
7. Jesus as the Divine Traveller......Page 88
8. The Passion Narrative......Page 98
The last supper......Page 101
Jesus\' way to the passion......Page 103
The crucifixion......Page 105
The reaction to Jesus\' death......Page 108
9. Resurrection Stories......Page 112
Psalm 16 as the grounds for the resurrection......Page 113
The women at the tomb......Page 115
The disciples on the road to Emmaus......Page 116
The appearance of Jesus to all the disciples......Page 119
10. What Are We To Do?......Page 126
Attitudes to possessions and riches......Page 129
Repentance......Page 132
Zacchaeus, an example of repentance bringing joy......Page 134
A new way of dealing with sinners......Page 136
11. Luke as the Evangelist of the Church\'s Year......Page 140
A theology of history......Page 141
The sevenfold \'today\'......Page 142
A theology of drama......Page 145
Luke and liturgical prayer......Page 146
Conclusion......Page 152