Luke: Discipleship, Danger, Discernment (BN2099S)

Content

This unit engages deeply with the Gospel of Luke and the questions it raises for life and faith today. Exegeting Luke within its historical social, political and economic contexts is a key focus. Students will develop exegetical skills by deploying a range of tools and approaches to selected passages. Particular attention will be paid to Luke’s literary style and major themes (power, privilege and conflict; riches poverty and economic relations; food, hospitality and meal-based fellowship; women; the Holy Spirit; salvation, suffering and sacrifice). This unit encourages students to consider implications for individual and corporate discipleship within a range of contemporary contexts.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

BN1/8001 Interpreting the New Testament (or equivalent)

Pedagogy

lectures, seminars, class discussion, set readings, online forums

Indicative Bibliography

• Byrne, Brendan. The Hospitality of God: A Reading of Luke’s Gospel. Strathfield: St Pauls, 2000.
• Chen, Diane G. *Luke. Eugene: Cascade, 2017.
• Fitzmyer, Joseph A. The Gospel According to Luke I-IX. NY: Doubleday, 1979.
• Green, Joel B. *The Gospel of Luke. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997.
• Green, Joel B, and Lee Martin McDonald, eds. The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social and Historical Contexts. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2013.
• Levine, Amy-Jill, and Ben Witherington. The Gospel of Luke. New Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
• Marshall, I Howard. The Gospel of Luke: A Commentary on the Greek Text. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978.
• Neyrey, Jerome, and Eric Clark Stewart (eds). The Social World of the New Testament: Insights and Models Peabody: Hendrickson, 2008.
• Schottroff, Luise. The Parables of Jesus. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2006.
• Snodgrass, Klyne R. Stories with Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008.

Assessment