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Most Excellent Theophilus: Luke 2.40-52: Jesus the Child
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By Lee Thomas Dahn. Friday, May 04, 2007. Luke 2.40-52: Jesus the Child. Luke 2.40-52 and 1 Samuel 2-3. Why does Luke (alone) include this single detail of Jesus' childhood? If he, with his family, made the trip every year, what made this particular year significant, or at least worth mentioning? There a couple of reasons why Luke's audience, Theophilus the high priest of 37-41 CE, might have found the story significant. Like Jesus' family, little Samuel's family was accustomed to making an annual trek t...
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The Gospel of St. Luke: November 2006
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The Gospel of St. Luke. Monday, November 13, 2006. Jesus the Great High Priest. April 28, 2007. What is the significance of Jesus' raising of his hands and pronouncing a blessing (doubly stated) before ascending into heaven in Luke 24.50-53? Why is this his last gesture recorded by Luke? In Luke's story, Jesus performs this same rite. Theophilus would have recognized it immediately, for he himself had surely observed (performed? If so, in what ways? There is a variant reading in Luke 24.52 which migh...
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Most Excellent Theophilus: June 2007
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By Lee Thomas Dahn. Monday, June 11, 2007. I recently read Jenny Read-Heimerdinger's "Where is Emmaus? Clues in the Text of Luke 24 in Codex Bazae" (. Studies in the Early Text of the Gospels and Acts. Ed D G. K. Taylor. Atlanta: SBL, 1999, pp. 229-244). Basically, Read-Heimerdinger suggests that in Luke 24.13, Bazae's reading of. Is to be preferred over Vaticanus'. The rich man and Lazarus. I am also working on the possibility of Luke's ". In place of Vaticanus'. Philip said to him, "Come and see.".
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Most Excellent Theophilus: A Brief Analysis of Luke 13-22
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By Lee Thomas Dahn. Tuesday, July 08, 2008. A Brief Analysis of Luke 13-22. Analysis of Luke 13-22 (the bold and italicized portions showing continuity of argument throughout the text), with a conclusion following:. Luke 13.22-30: “You will say, ‘. We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets. 8217; But [the. Luke 13.31-35: Jesus’ denouncement of Jerusalem as a response to the. Who apparently seek to save his life from Herod.]. Luke 14.7-11: Jesus told a parable: “. By him; and he who invited.
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Most Excellent Theophilus: Felix, Jonathan and Theophilus
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By Lee Thomas Dahn. Thursday, July 10, 2008. Felix, Jonathan and Theophilus. Dan Barag and David Flusser, in their article concerning an ossuary bearing the names "Yehohanah" and "Theophilus", write, "After playing an important role in public life during the time of Cumanus (50-52 C.E.), he [Jonathan, Theophilus' brother] was murdered at the instigation of the prefect Felix” (D. Barag and D. Flusser, "The Ossuary of Yehohanah Granddaughter of the High Priest Theophilus",. My Blog on Romans.
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Most Excellent Theophilus: December 2006
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By Lee Thomas Dahn. Monday, December 11, 2006. About the two different terms Luke uses for "steward". He has followed a lead I'm on, that Luke may be alluding to Ezra in Jesus' parable of the dishonest steward. I have one further comment and one corresponding question, to which I myself hope to find an answer in the very near future. In Josephus' retelling of the Ezra 7-10 story (. 1151ff.), he mentions that Ezra "presented the sacred money. Who were of the family of the priests. My Blog on Romans.
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Romans: October 2006
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Sunday, October 15, 2006. The Salvation of the Gentiles in Romans. As already stated below. Paul in Romans 2.13,14 introduces the notion that Gentiles can be redeemed, or justified, without having to adopt the Law as a means to justification. No doubt, any reader sympathetic to the Jewish Law would have been outraged at such a claim. Though Paul doesn't explain his proposition there, he does as his letter goes on. Themes reiterated by Paul to make his point are in bold print. Gentiles not having the Law.
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Jerusalem and the “We” Sections in Acts | Most Excellent Theophilus
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Weblog for the Study of Luke-Acts by Lee Thomas Dahn. Jerusalem and the “We” Sections in Acts. July 18, 2010. Posted by Lee in "We" Sections. Luke's Writing Style. I have been reading through the “we” sections in Acts. Here, I offer a theory of. I agree with those who suggest that the author of Luke-Acts is Lucius of Cyrene, mentioned in Acts 13.1. (For one representation of this argument, see Richard Fellows’ article. Why should Luke have decided to join Paul and company at this point? While in Macedoni...
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Felix, Jonathan and Theophilus | Most Excellent Theophilus
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Weblog for the Study of Luke-Acts by Lee Thomas Dahn. Felix, Jonathan and Theophilus. January 10, 2010. Posted by Lee in Luke and Josephus. Luke and Roman Authorities. Significant Persons in Luke-Acts. Originally posed on July 10, 2008.]. 36 [1986], 43n.19; they reference Schurer,. The History of the Jewish People in the Age of Jesus Christ. Rev ed. [Vermes and Millar], 230). Is this perhaps why Luke casts Felix in such a wicked light in Acts? No comments yet — be the first. Enter your comment here.
