the gospel of luke
The Gospel of Luke is a document of faith rather than a biography of the life and times of Jesus. It is believed to be the work of a gentile Christian(s) for a gentile Christian community in order to portray their desired portrait of Jesus. It is possible for Luke to be placed as a Syrian of Antioch, a "master of Greek" both Koine and elegant, a physician friend of Paul. The time at which his gospel was thought to have been written, A.D80 - A.D85, there were internal and external pressures creating a hostile environment amongst his community. Although generally peaceful and calm it was a time of imminent Christian persecution. This can be inferred as one of Lukes' rationale for the development of his gospel. Many scholars believe that the purpose of Lukes Gospel, in light of his preface, is not an apology in the form of a letter to high officials in the Roman Empire. The addressee "...most excellent Theophilus..." has no historical records proving that he ever existed, tarnishing the possibility of this. The name itself meaning 'lover of God' although common contradicts this also. A popular belief is that Luke wrote the gospel in address to all lovers of God, Christians in particular in order to clarify the story of Jesus a
The cause for her tears is not expressed although it has usually been perceived as repentance for her sins. He demonstrates that through Jesus God has been faithful to promises made to Israel with the rousing of the question 'who is Israel?' in the rapidly changing face of Christianity and Judaism. L, Dictionary of the Bible, 1965, McMillan Publishing, New York. Morris also fails to discuss heavily the implication of her tears. This accentuates the difference between Luke's community and that of Matthew, Mark and John, with whom no parallels were made. Fitzmyer tends to veer away from the relevance of this woman's presence in the story, focusing on her identity, speculating that the women was either Mary of Bethany or Mary Magdalene. Repentance, forgiveness of sins and salvation have come to a despised person of Israel; she has shown this by an act of kindness manifesting a more basic love and faith, a love shown to Jesus and faith in God himself. We are also given insight into his intended audience with the parable of the two debtors inserted into the pronouncement story carrying its own message about the relation between forgiveness and love, "that the sinner turns out to be the one who manifests to God greater gratitude than the upright, critical Pharisee". Jesus' dealing with a woman who was not respectable ties in with the Lukan theme of "Gods search for the lost". Morris is of the opinion that the parable, which did not need a "great deal of insight to recognise who would love the benefactor more", displays the situation at hand, exhibiting to Simon that he had not given appropriate treatment to an honoured guest, thus did not love Him as much as the sinful woman did. The theme of forgiveness through the cycle of (SIN CYCLE ETC) pervades the entire gospel of Luke. The parable of the two debtors has been discussed as a key phrase of the passage applying to both the sinful woman and Simon the Pharisee. nd His teachings about which they had been instructed. Thompson fails to delve as deep as Fitzmyer in discussion of the sinful woman's antics, dismissing them in one sentence as a "token of sorrow for her past life".
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