What I Read In The Book Of Luke Found In Jesus And The Gospels

In this reflection paper, I will write my thoughts and understanding of what I read in the book of Luke found in the NIV Study Bible. I will also use what I read from the following books, Life of Jesus by John Dickson and Jesus and the Gospels by Craig L. Blomberg. I will answer the following questions. What John says about who Jesus was? What my thoughts are of Jesus? What Jesus thought of the religious leaders of the day? What are the main teachings of Jesus? Why crucify Jesus? Why does John say that Jesus resurrected and why that is important? I will answer all these questions and more with this reflection paper on what I learned from my readings. I will also give background information, which helped me come to my conclusions. Jesus and

Understanding a grouping of future and present fundamentals of her kingdom gives us both hope and a certain pragmatism about the Christian life and task. Blomberg later writes on the ethics in which he states, “the centerpiece of Jesus’ ethics is love: the twofold command to love God and neighbor and the reminder that neighbors include even our enemies.” (p 453) For social concerns, “Jesus’ called on his followers to lead, not the authoritarian fashion of the Roman world around them but as servants. He promoted ‘the upside-down kingdom,’ seeking to save the lost and out cast of his society and calling his followers to do the same.” (p 454) Blomberg discusses the indirect evidence used to identify the titles to describe or introduce Jesus. Jesus’s relationships with others. The way he spoke. People falling

The author is the apostle John, “the disciple whom Jesus loved” (13:23; 19:26; 20:2; 21:7,20,24). John not mentioned by name, but that is only natural of someone who is writing it. He knew Jewish life well. The hostility between the Jews and Samaritans. Jewish customs like the duty of circumcision on the eighth day taking priority over the prohibition of working on the Sabbath. He knew the geography of the Holy Land and it reflects the reminiscences of an eyewitness to the events. There are two traditional thoughts on when this was written the first being c. AD 85, and the second as early as 50’s and no later than 70. The second view has found favor due to John writing independently of the other Gospels and his use of present tense when speaking of the past. The primary audience for John were the Gentile believers and seeking unbelievers. John presents Jesus as the Word, the Messiah and the incarnate Son of God, who has come to reveal the Father and bring eternal life to all who believe in him. John’s Gospel is different from the other three. His focus is on “signs” of Jesus identity and mission. The words of 3:16 nicely summarize the central theme to this Gospel. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” The author John himself states his main purpose clearly in 20:31: “that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the