Luke (BN9003W)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

This unit provides a thorough study of Luke’s Gospel, including its theological and literary character, its wider Greco-Roman and Jewish context and connections, and an overview of recent trends in Lukan studies as a basis for detailed exegetical analysis of selected texts.

Unit code: BN9003W

Unit status: Approved (New unit)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: New Testament

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Whitley College

Show when this unit is running

Learning outcomes

1.

Give an informed and critical account of the history of interpretation of Luke's Gospel
2.

Analyse the socio-political and literary context in which the Gospel first circulated;
3.

Identify and describe distinctive Lukan Christological, ecclesiological, pneumatological, missiological and eschatological themes and understandings
4.

Exegete the Lukan text by employing a range of appropriate exegetical methods and resources;
5.

Discuss the interpretation and proclamation of Luke’s Gospel in meaningful ways for today’s world;

6.

Engage critically with the scholarly literature on the relationship between Luke and Acts.

Unit sequence

Foundation unit in NT (BN8001W or equivalent)

Pedagogy

lectures, discussion, tutorials

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.
  • Esler, Philip. Community and Gospel in Luke-Acts: The social and political motivations of Lukan theology. Cambridge: CUP, 1987.
  • Green, Joel B. Discovering Luke Content, Interpretation, Reception. London: SPCK, 2021.
  • Gooder, Paula. The Parables. Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2020.
  • Jerkins, Marcus. Black Lives Matter to Jesus : The Salvation of Black Life and All Life in Luke and Acts. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Fortress Press, 2021.
  • Karris, Robert J. Eating your way through Luke’s Gospel Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2006.
  • Levine, Amy-Jill. A Feminist Companion to Luke London: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002.
  • Levine, Amy-Jill, and Ben Witherington. The Gospel of Luke. New Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
  • Lieu, Judith. The Gospel of Luke (Epworth Commentary) London: Epworth Press, 2012.
  • Tannehill, Robert C. The narrative unity of Luke-Acts, a literary interpretation, vol. 1: The Gospel according to Luke Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1986.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Seminar or Tutorial - One 2,000 word thematic seminar paper 2000 25.0
Critical Review - One 2,000 word critical review of readings 2000 25.0
Exegetical Essay - One 4,000 word exegetical essay 4000 50.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 18 Sep, 2024

Unit record last updated: 2024-09-18 08:01:30 +1000