Luke wrote two works, the third gospel, an account of the life and teachings ... What do we know about the context in which Luke was writing? Luke was probably writing in the latter decades ...

John thus places the life of Jesus in the context of ancient Jewish worship and emphasizes the length of his ministry. The gospel of John is a delightful book, full of theological insight and ...

The Gospel of Matthew is concerned with the position ... as well. It's in this context that the Pharisaic movement would become the new dominant force for the reconstruction of Jewish life and ...

Some 2,000 years ago, olive trees and grapevines likely grew on the land where the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem ...

Luke’s vision of Jesus is deeply attuned to God’s compassion, justice and concern for those most impoverished and ...

In my previous article we began a new series that speaks directly—but not exhaustively—to the work of the Holy Spirit. Our text is from the gospel of John 16:4b-15. To set this in context, I’ll remind ...

As in all things, when we read a pas-sage presented to us in the Lectionary from the holy Gospel, we need to place it into ...

The Gospel calls all of us to repentance ... Understand the cultural and personal context To effectively reach the LGBT community, we must take the time to understand the cultural and personal ...

As a careful historian, Luke sets the scene of Jesus' birth in its political context by mentioning various rulers and places at the time (2:1-4). Luke's gospel begins with dramatic appearances of ...