Proper 5 • Luke 7:11–17 • June 5, 2016


Proper 5 • Luke 7:11–17 • June 5, 2016

By James Voelz Introduction and Overview This well-known pericope is “typical” of Luke’s Gospel in several important ways. Chief is the portrayal of Jesus as a prophetic figure (in something of a contrast to Matthew, where he is more obviously a Yahweh and Moses figure). This theme is initiated and made programmatic for the third Gospel ..