The Gospel According to Luke X-XXIV

In this 2nd of two volumes on the Gospel According to Luke, beginning with chapter 10, Joseph A. Fitzmyer builds on the exhaustive introduction, definitive new translation, & extensive notes & commentary presented in his 1st volume. Fitzmyer brings to the task his mastery of ancient & modern languages, his encyclopedic knowledge of the sources, & his intimate acquaintance with the questions & issues raised by the 3rd Synoptic Gospel. In “joining the spirit to the letter” & scholarship to faith, this two-volume commentary on Luke has, as the “Journal of Biblical Literature” predicted, “rapidly & deservedly become the standard work on Luke.” Luke’s unique literary & linguistic features, its relation to the other Gospels & the book of Acts, & its distinctive theological slant are discussed in detail by the author. The Jesus of Luke’s Gospel speaks to the Greco-Roman world of 1st-century Christians, giving the followers of Jesus a reason for remaining faithful. Fitzmyer’s exposition of Luke helps modern-day Christians hear the Good News afresh & understand it like never before.