Introduction; Luke 1; Luke 2; Luke 3; Luke 4; Luke 5; Luke 6; Luke 7; Luke 8; Luke 9; Luke 10; Luke 11; Luke 12; Luke 13; Luke 14; Luke 15; Luke 16; Luke 17; Luke 18; Luke 19; Luke 20; Luke 21; Luke 22; Luke 23; Luke 24; Select bibliography; Index.
This volume surfaces distinct historical claims, nuanced theological conclusions, and a mutual respect in an area where disagreement often results in consignment to hell.
Amy-Jill Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies and Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt and Affiliated Professor, Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations, Cambridge. Her numerous publications include the prize-winning volumes The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus (2006), Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi (2014), the edited 13-volume Feminist Companions to the New Testament and Early Christian Writings (2001), and the co-edited The Jewish Annotated New Testament (2011). Ben Witherington, III is Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky and on the doctoral faculty at University of St Andrews, Scotland. Considered to be one of the leading evangelical scholars in the world, he is an elected member of the prestigious SNTS, a society dedicated to New Testament studies. Witherington has written over fifty books, including The Jesus Quest (1997) and The Paul Quest (2001), both of which were selected as top biblical studies works by Christianity Today. He also writes for many church and scholarly publications, and is a frequent contributor to the Patheos website.
'Amy-Jill Levine and Ben Witherington, III have written a unique
commentary on Luke - the one I'll turn to first for the foreseeable
future. The first major commentary [co-written] by a Jew and a
Christian, it is thorough and engaging. The authors clearly explain
their positions while engaging alternative perspectives, never
losing sight of the theological implications of their work.' Greg
Carey, The Christian Century
'This volume takes an interesting tack. Levine (Vanderbilt Univ.)
and Witherington (Asbury Theological Seminary) stand at nearly
polar opposites on the theological spectrum. The former is a Jewish
feminist agnostic, whereas the latter is an evangelical Methodist.
Both authors are noted scholars with rich background in the New
Testament. Their collaboration provides a rich dialectic between a
'liberal' and a 'conservative.' Their aim is not to retrace the
ground traditionally covered by NT commentaries - authorship, date,
and so on - but rather to delve into the text for the benefit of
scholars, pastors, and interested laypersons … The commentary is
accessible throughout, and the authors demonstrate their awareness
of pertinent extra-biblical works that shed light on the text.'
Choice
'In this volume, they join in what seems an unprecedented work of
collaboration: an exegetical and theological commentary on a New
Testament gospel by a Jewish feminist and a Methodist evangelical.
While this alone makes it worth consulting, the commentary's value
stands apart from the authors' legacies as an excellent work of
careful exegesis, informed interpretation, and constructive
interreligious dialogue.' Review of Biblical Literature
'… L[evine] and W[itherington] have gifted us with a magnificent
work that will stand as a hallmark of Lucan scholarship for some
time to come.' Gary Gilbert, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly
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