Luke 2 - A Commentary on the Gospel of Luke 9:51-19:27

Informationen zum Autor Francois Bovon (1938-2013)was Frothingham Professor of the History of Religion at Harvard Divinity School. His publications have appeared in French, German, and English; his English-language books include Luke the Theologian (1985) and New Testament Traditions and Apocryphal Narratives (1995). He was also coeditor of Exegesis: Problems of Method and Exercises in Reading (1978). Klappentext This is the second volume of Francois Bovons three-volume commentary on the Gospel of Luke, covering the narration of Jesus travel on the road to Jerusalemthe occasion in Luke of most of Jesus teachings to the disciples regarding faithfulness, perseverance, and the practice of justice and mercy. Bovons theological interest in Luke is at the forefront here: as he declares in the preface, I wish to examine his Gospel with the sober reserve of a scholar and with the confidence of a believer. For I hope in this manner to arrive at genuine understanding. Also distinctive is Bovons attention to the history of interpretation of this Gospel through time.

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• Authors: Francois Bovon, Francois/ Koester Bovon
• Assisted by: Helmut Koester (Editor), Donald S. Deer (Translation)
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2012
• EAN: 9780800697594
• ISBN: 978-0-8006-9759-4
• No. of pages: 560
• Series: HERMENEIA; Hermeneia: A Critical & Histor; Hermeneia; Hermeneia: A Critical & Histor
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations