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The Gospel of Luke

The Gospel of Luke

Luke Timothy Johnson

What makes this commentary on Luke stand apart from others is that, from beginning to end, this is a literary analysis.
Herod as a Composite Character in Luke-Acts:

Herod as a Composite Character in Luke-Acts:

Frank Dicken

2.1.3 Kazuhiko Yamazaki-Ransom, The Roman Empire in Luke's Narrative Yamazaki-Ransom's ... in Luke's thought. YamazakiRansom's objective is to discuss how Luke redefines “the idea of the people of God...by redefining the opponents ...
Luke's Gospel

Luke's Gospel

Jonathan Knight

Luke's Gospel provides a comprehensive and schematic reading of Luke's Gospel, one of the most important books detailing the life and works of Christ, in six main parts.
Characters and Characterization in Luke-Acts

Characters and Characterization in Luke-Acts

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Kazuhiko Yamazaki-Ransom's The Roman Empire in Luke's Narrative and Joshua Yoder's Representatives of Roman Rule both examine Luke's portrayal of authority figures, discussing what the texts might tell us about the third evangelist's ...
The Devil in Soho:

The Devil in Soho:

Jean Shorney

Harlow left three children, Leanne, Lorna and Luke.'” “Jesus, man, I didn't make no connection at first.” Ru snaps his fingers suddenly, startling me from my uneasy retrospection. “Luke Harlow. I know him. If it's that Luke Harlow of course.
Opening the Mind or Drawing Boundaries?: History Texts in ...

Opening the Mind or Drawing Boundaries?: History Texts in ...

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197 (1974): 392–404. Luke, Carmen, Suzanne de Castell and Allan Luke. “ Beyond Criticism: The Authority of the School Textbook,” in Language, Authority and Criticism, edited by Suzanne de Castell, Carmen Luke and Allan Luke, 245– 260.
The Rotarian

The Rotarian

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One participant, 16-year-old Luke Cashman of Melbourne (wearing a red cape), represented Argentina. "It's a great experience," said Luke, "because it teaches you to look at a situation from different perspectives." Luke, who hopes to become  ...
Bob, Not Bob!: *to be read as though you have the worst cold ...

Bob, Not Bob!: *to be read as though you have the worst cold ...

Audrey Vernick

As Louie tries and tries to make himself understood in this funny picturebook, kids will love calling out with him, "Bob, not Bob!"
Marcion and Luke-Acts: A Defining Struggle

Marcion and Luke-Acts: A Defining Struggle

Joseph B. Tyson

Building on recent scholarship that argues for a second-century date for the book of Acts, Marcion and Luke-Acts explores the probable context for the authorship not only of Acts but also of the canonical Gospel of Luke.
Representatives of Roman Rule: Roman Provincial Governors in ...

Representatives of Roman Rule: Roman Provincial Governors in ...

Joshua Yoder

137 In The Roman Empire in Luke's Narrative, Kazuhiko Yamazaki-Ransom focused on Luke's portrayal of Jewish and Gentile rulers in Luke-Acts.138 Focusing on the biblical narratives and Second Temple literature, he discerned common ...
A Theology of Community Organizing: Power to the People

A Theology of Community Organizing: Power to the People

Chris Shannahan

For information about the Islamic Foundation, see http://www.islamicfoundation. org.uk, accessed 11 May 2010. For information about Luke Bretherton, see http:// divinity.duke.edu/academics/faculty/luke-bretherton. It should be noted that Luke  ...
Children of the Healer: The Story of Dr. Bob's Kids

Children of the Healer: The Story of Dr. Bob's Kids

Bob H. Smith

The children of Dr. Bob Smith, cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous, give a first-person account of the miracle that took place in Akron, Ohio, in 1935, when Dr. Bob had his historic meeting with Bill Wilson.
Contemplating Christ with Luke

Contemplating Christ with Luke

George Pell

Cardinal George Pell's Contemplating Christ with Luke comprises a series of reflections on a year's Sunday readings from the Gospel of St. Luke.
Representations of the Afterlife in Luke-Acts

Representations of the Afterlife in Luke-Acts

Alexey Somov

A significant advance in research on the ideas of the afterlife in Luke– Acts is presented in Outi Lehtipuu's work, The Afterlife Imagery in Luke's Story of the Rich Man and Lazarus. Lehtipuu neither attempts to frame these ideas as a ...
Bob Miller's Algebra for the Clueless, 2nd edition

Bob Miller's Algebra for the Clueless, 2nd edition

Bob Miller

A is for Algebra-and that's the grade you'll pull when you use Bob Miller's simple guide to the math course every college-bound kid must take With eight books and more than 30 years of hard-core classroom experience, Bob Miller is the ...
The Destiny of Violet and Luke

The Destiny of Violet and Luke

Jessica Sorensen

THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Luke Price's life has always been about order, control, and acting tough on the outside.
Unmanly Men: Refigurations of Masculinity in Luke-Acts

Unmanly Men: Refigurations of Masculinity in Luke-Acts

Brittany E. Wilson

Refigurations of Masculinity in Luke-Acts Brittany E. Wilson. History 5 (1991): 20– 33. Walton, Steve. “'The Heavens Opened': Cosmological and Theological Transformation in Luke and Acts.” Pages 60–73 in Cosmology and New Testament ...
What Disruptive Thinking Is, and Why You Should Be Doing It

What Disruptive Thinking Is, and Why You Should Be Doing It

Luke Williams

This Element is an excerpt from Disrupt: Think the Unthinkable to Spark Transformation in Your Business (9780137025145) by Luke Williams.
Luke: A Commentary

Luke: A Commentary

John T. Carroll

Authoritative commentary on the Gospel of Luke for the New Testament Library series
It's in the Book, Bob!

It's in the Book, Bob!

Bob Eubanks

Mischievous and irreverent, Bob Eubanks entered American homes for five decades as the host of The Newlywed Game. It's in the Book, Bob! reveals untold stories of The Newlywed Game, and much much more.
How to Craft a Disruptive Hypothesis: Be Wrong at the Start ...

How to Craft a Disruptive Hypothesis: Be Wrong at the Start ...

Luke Williams

This Element is an excerpt from Disrupt: Think the Unthinkable to Spark Transformation in Your Business (9780137025145) by Luke Williams.
The past as legacy: Luke-Acts and ancient epic

The past as legacy: Luke-Acts and ancient epic

Marianne Palmer Bonz

Argues that the historical occasion of the great literary epics was an analogous situation for the composition of Luke-Acts.
New Perspectives on the Nativity

New Perspectives on the Nativity

Jeremy Corley

... 436-56), Brittany E. Wilson has argued cogently that a similar contrast to the one I detect (as developed by Luke in the Benedictus) is present in the words addressed to Mary by Elizabeth in Luke 1:42: “Blessed are you among women,” when ...
Delete This at Your Peril: The Bob Servant Emails

Delete This at Your Peril: The Bob Servant Emails

Bob Servant

This is an hilarious collection of email exchanges starring the anti-hero of spam, Bob Servant, now republished with previously unreleased material.
The Thorogood family

The Thorogood family

Robert Michael Ballantyne

Bob Thorogood saw this all at a glance. In a moment he had the live shell in his arms, rushed to the top of the earthworks, and hurled it over, only just in time, for it burst as it reached the ground, and blew the spot on which Bob stood, with Bob ...
Beginner's Luke

Beginner's Luke

Sol Luckman

He is sui generis, literally believing himself into being. BEGINNER'S LUKE is the first novel in a series of six madcap adventures that, collectively, make up the imaginary life of this lovably irreverent modern-day Walter Mitty.
After Appomattox

After Appomattox

Gregory P. Downs

... Burgin, Nathan Connolly, and Luke Harlow. The highest tribute an intellectual peer can pay is to take one's ideas seriously enough to expose their limitations. For their (sometimes gleeful!) assistance, I am grateful to Luke Harlow, Daniel ...
The Gospel of Luke

The Gospel of Luke

Joel B. Green

This highly original commentary, part of the New International Commentary, is unique for the way it combines concerns with first-century culture in the Roman world with understanding the text of Luke as a wholistic, historical narrative.
Salty Flies:

Salty Flies:

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USER-S FLIES / Bob Clouser (STACKPOLE BOOKS) FLY-FISHING for SMALLMOUTH / Bob Clouser (STACKPOLE BOOKS) Pop Fleyes / Ed Jaworowski and Bob Popovics (STACKPOLE BOOKS) INNOVATIVE SALTWATER FLIES / Bob ...
Luke for Everyone

Luke for Everyone

Tom Wright

Tom Wright's guide to Luke, which includes a wealth of information and background detail, provides real insights for our understanding of the story of Jesus and its implications for the reader.

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