The People's Bible Commentary - Luke

Content

Luke's Gospel contrasts with the other Gospels - the energy of Mark, the mystical poetry of John, the Jewish focus of Matthew.

Writing with the historian's eye for narrative detail, he stresses how acceptance of Jesus' message means a complete reversal of worldly standards of success and how we need to share God's passion for the poor and excluded.

Throughout his Gospel he also drops hints to remind his readers how the message of salvation will spread beyond the people of Israel, as he shows in his second volume, the Acts of the Apostles.

About the series:

The People's Bible Commentary covers the whole Bible with an approach that presents scholarly insights in straightforward terms, aiming to instruct the head but also to warm the heart, and pointing to how the truths received can be applied personally. It is a valuable resource for all who regularly preach scripture, for those wanting to venture deeper into personal Bible reading, and for study group leaders.

Endorsements

A popular series aimed at general readers who want scholarly material at an accessible level.
Church Times

To be commended as a practical way to make and keep the Word of God living and active.
New Directions

Altogether a highly recommended series.
The Franciscan

Author info

Dom Henry Wansborough OSB is a monk of Ampleforth in Yorkshire. He has served as Chairman of the Oxford Faculty of Theology and is Executive Secretary of the International Commission for Preparing an English-language Lectionary (ICPEL).

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Book details

• ISBN: 9781841010274
• Published: 23 October 1998
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• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 224