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Gospel
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Matthew
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John
Interpretation
From ‘Notes on the Formation of the Gospels’,
by John Wijngaards;
published in Background to the Gospels
(Bangalore & Ann Arbor 1981)
and Together in My Name (London
1991).
JERUSALEM, capital of the Jewish nation, has a special theological
significance in Luke's Gospel:
- The beginning of the Messianic era is placed by Luke in Jerusalem
when Zacharias receives the promise (Luke 1:5-29).
- Luke stresses that Jesus was presented in Jerusalem (2:2-38)
- and that he went there as a boy of twelve years ( Luke
2:41-50).
- Luke mentions that Jesus speaks about his sacrifice at Jerusalem
during his transfiguration (Luke 9:31).
- Jesus makes a solemn decision to go up to Jerusalem (Luke 9:51)
- and is constantly aware of this (Luke 9:53; 13:22; 17:11;
19:11).
- During this ‘going up’ Jesus weeps over Jerusalem’s
hardness (Luke 13:1-5; 19:41-44)
- and foretells his suffering in Jerusalem (Luke 18:31-34).
- Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem begins the passion (Luke 19:
28-40).
- Jesus foretells Jerusalem’s rejection (Luke 21:20-24;
23:27-31).
- After his resurrection, Jesus sends the disciples of Emmaus back to
Jerusalem (Luke 24:13-35).
- He wants the Gospel to be preached “from Jerusalem” (Luke
24:47; 24:50-53; Acts 1,8).
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