302 research outputs found
âThe Stones Would Cry Outâ (Luke 19.40): A Lukan Contribution to a Hermeneutics of Creationâs Praise
publication-status: Publishedtypes: Article© 2011 by Cambridge University Press. Publisher's version.Beginning from Richard Bauckham's proposal that the biblical theme of creation's praise is of considerable importance for an ecological spirituality, this article takes a close look at Luke 19:40, a text largely ignored in ecological readings of the Bible. An examination of Luke's distinctive account of the entry into Jerusalem and a consideration of the relevant Jewish parallels to the motif of the crying stone leads to a view of the stonesâ cry as one of both praise and protest. The ecotheological potential of this text is then discussed and, in contrast to Bauckham's view of creation's praise as something creation always and already does simply by being itself, an eschatological view of creation's praise â and the combined expression of praise and protest â is presented as important, not least for its ecotheological and ethical potential.AHRCResearch project: Uses of the Bible in Environmental Ethic
Jesus, Barabbas and the People: The Climax of Lukeâs Trial Narrative and Lukan Christology (Luke 23.13-25)
This article argues that the nuance and function given to the Barabbas pericope in Lukeâs trial narrative differs significantly from that expressed by the other evangelists. It submits that Luke depicts Jesusâ death to be the result of a substitution between the acquitted Jesus and the insurrectionist and murderer Barabbas. Furthermore, the third evangelist has crafted his trial narrative so as to highlight the representative nature of this death, thereby developing Jesusâ narrative identity as the Messiah. It is concluded that Lukeâs crafting of his trial narrative raises questions for the prevalent view that the third evangelist has not integrated the idea of substitution into his understanding of Jesusâ death
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