26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was ...
when he comes as Messiah (19:38), and Suffering Servant (Isa 53-55) to cleanse Israel and the whole world of sin by his death and resurrection. Resurrection is a key theme throughout Luke-Acts.
while Luke wrote for a predominately Gentile (non-Jewish) audience eager to demonstrate that Christian beliefs could flourish within the Roman empire. Both John and Matthew hint at the growing ...
Mike Ruskovich (Tribune letter, Jan. 8) tells us Jesus is advocating separation of church and state in Luke 20:25. One only needs to read the five previous verses, Luke 20:20-24, to realize this most ...