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Journeying with Luke - Passion - Holy Week
Journeying with Luke - Passion - Holy Week
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
5 Passion – Holy Week Exploring the text In the previous chapter we noted the way in which the theme of temptation weaves its way through the whole of the Gospel of Luke, reaching its climax at Jesus’ crucifixion where he is tempted three times – first by the leaders, then by the…
Journeying with Luke - Ordinary Time 2
Journeying with Luke - Ordinary Time 2
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
8 Ordinary Time 2 Exploring the text We noted in the last chapter that chapters 7—18 of Luke’s Gospel, from which are drawn the passages read during Ordinary Time, contain the vast majority of Luke’s parables. Luke is well known for many things but perhaps the most important are …
Journeying with Luke - Lent
Journeying with Luke - Lent
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
4 Lent Exploring the text One of the major themes of Lent is, of course, temptation – or, more accurately, resistance to temptation. This theme arises from Jesus’ temptations but also challenges us to reflect upon our need to resist temptation in all its forms. One of the intrigu…
Journeying with Luke - The Easter Narratives
Journeying with Luke - The Easter Narratives
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
6 The Easter narratives Exploring the text Without a doubt the story of Jesus’ appearance to the disciples on the road to Emmaus must be one of the best-loved of the resurrection stories. Like so much else in Luke’s Gospel, its themes remind us of some of Luke’s major emphases th…
Journeying with Luke - Ordinary Time 1
Journeying with Luke - Ordinary Time 1
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
7 Ordinary Time 1 Exploring the text Ordinary Time, the time that falls between Epiphany and the start of Lent and between Pentecost Sunday and the kingdom season, gains its name not from what we think of as the meaning of ordinary (i.e. everyday) but from the Latin term tempus o…
Journeying with Luke - The Sundays before Lent
Journeying with Luke - The Sundays before Lent
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
3 The Sundays before Lent Exploring the text One of the themes which the passages we explore during Christmas and Epiphany bring to the fore is the question ‘Who is this Jesus?’ Who is the Jesus that the shepherds are summoned to visit? Who is the Jesus who can converse with his …
Journeying with Luke - Further Reading
Journeying with Luke - Further Reading
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
Further reading There are many good commentaries on Luke’s Gospel. The one you choose will be down to your own personal taste. The list below is not exhaustive but includes some of the most important works. Lighter commentaries...
Journeying with Luke - Preface: What is this book about?
Journeying with Luke - Preface: What is this book about?
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
Preface: What is this book about? The Revised Common Lectionary has established itself both in Anglican parishes and other denominations as the framework within which the Bible is read on Sundays in public worship. It follows a three-year pattern, taking each of the synoptic Gosp…
Reflection: Royalty