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"His father and mother were amazed at what was being said about Him." Luke 2:33
"Everyone was amazed at all the things He was doing." Luke 9:43
"He went home, amazed at what had happened." Luke 24:12
From start to finish, the book of Luke is filled with amazement. Throughout the life and ministry of Jesus, those who met him were astonished by their encounter, from the shepherds at the nativity to the disciples at the empty tomb.
With careful attention to detail, Michael Card embarks on an imaginative journey through the Gospel of Luke. He introduces us to Luke the historian and imagines his life as a Gentile, a doctor and a slave. Card explores Luke?s compelling account of this dynamic rabbi who astounded his hearers with parables and paradoxes. What might Luke have experienced as he interviewed eyewitnesses of Jesus? What leads Luke to focus on the marginalized and the unlikely? Why does Luke include certain details that the other Gospel writers omit? Join Michael Card in the work of opening heart and mind to the "Gospel of Amazement."
Contents
Preface: The Biblical Imagination
Introduction: Who Is Luke?
Major Themes
Luke 1
A Self-Conscious Writer
Parallel Pre-Birth Stories
Mary Sings
Zechariah Sings
Luke 2
The King in a Cattle Trough
The Line Between Old and New
The Boy Who Would Be Messiah
Luke 3
The Doleful Days of Tiberius
The Voice of a Slave in the Wilderness
The Baptism of Jesus
The Genetics of Jesus
Luke 4
The Son in the Desert
Good News for the Poor
"Be Muzzled"
The Reluctant Healer
Luke 5
The First Miraculous Catch
A Practical Secret
The Healing Faith of Friends
Paradoxical Unorthodoxy
Wedding Guests and New Wine
Luke 6
Lord Over Orthodoxy
The Choice of the Twelve
The Shape of the New Community
The Impossible Command
How to Build Your House in the Kingdom
Luke 7
How to Amaze Jesus
A Meeting of the Crowds
A Most Remarkable Question
Moving from the Head to the Heart
Luke 8
The Women
The Parable of the Soils
A Demonic Storm
A Demonized Man
The Healing of Two Daughters
Luke 9
A First Foray
The Miracle Behind the Miracle
A Final Clarity: Who Jesus Is
Confirmation from the Father
The Impotence of Unbelief
The Final Journey Begins
Luke 10
The Sending of the Seventy
The Joy of Jesus
A Parable of Unexpected Mercy
A Monumental Shift
Luke 11
A Breath of a Prayer
The Finger of God
The Sign of the Son of Man
The Prophet at the Dinner Table
Luke 12
What to Fear and What Not to Fear
I?ll Say to Myself, "Self . . ."
The Slaving Savior
Fire on the Earth
Luke 13
A Commentary on the "Job Equation"
The Unexpectedly Closed Door
Three Days Out
Luke 14
A Not Unfriendly Dinner
The Heart of the Master of the Banquet
Faith Over Family
Luke 15
The Shepherd with the Lost Sheep
The Woman with the Lost Coin
The Father with the Lost Son(s)
Luke 16
The Parable of the Desperate Manager
The Line Has Been Crossed
A Parable of Radical Reversal
Luke 17
Simple, Trusting Obedience
The Perfect Prayer
The Coming(s) of the Kingdom
Luke 18
Persistence and Justice
The Perfect Prayer, 2
One Broken Link
The Perfect Prayer, 3
Luke 19
A Paradigm for a New Value System
A Blueprint for Centuries to Come
A Tearful Entry
The Second Temple Cleansing
Luke 20
Six Trick Questions
1 By Whose Authority?
2 John?s Baptism: From Heaven or Humans?
3 What Will the Owner Do?
4 Pay Taxes or Not?
5 Whose Wife Will She Be?
6 How Can Christ Be David?s Son?
Luke 21
A Widow Offers Her Life
Two Questions, Two Answers
A Lesson from the Leaves
Luke 22
For the Price of a Slave
The Servant Savior
The Sifting of Simon
An Unsuccessful Angel
The Traitor?s Kiss
The Gaze
The Early-Morning Hearing
Luke 23
The Innocence of Jesus: Pilate
The Innocence of Jesus: Herod
Barabbas!
The God-Forsaken God
The Death of Jesus
The Witnesses
Luke 24
No Expectations
Recognized by the Broken Bread
The Persistence of Doubt
Appendix
Notes
Resources
About the Author
