The Theology of the Gospel of Luke

The Gospel of Luke, often mined for information about the life of Jesus, is also one of the earliest Christian examples of narrative theology. Luke goes to great lengths to ground the work of Jesus in the continuing story of God's redemptive plan, and his emphasis on the ongoing character of that story challenges his audience to discern the purpose of God and order their lives around it. This exploration of the way in which he accomplishes his theological task in the first century is both informative and illuminating for contemporary readers. - Situates the Gospel of Luke in its own socio-historical context - Treats it as a narrative text with its own literary integrity - Suggests and illustrates ways in which the Gospel of Luke challenges and informs the theological task of the Christian Church today