The Gospel According to Luke I-IX

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By Joseph A. Fitzmyer, SJ

Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries

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In the first of two volumes on the Gospel According to Luke, Joseph A. Fitzmyer offers an exhaustive introduction, a definitive new translation, and extensive notes and commentary. The book explores Luke's unique literary style, its connections to the other Synoptic Gospels and Acts, and its distinctive theological perspective. Fitzmyer elucidates how Luke's account of Jesus speaks to the Greco-Roman world of first-century Christians, encouraging faithfulness among believers.
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This book is ideal for scholars, theology students, and readers interested in biblical studies who seek a thorough and scholarly examination of Luke's Gospel.

First of two volumes on the "Gospel According to Luke", this title provides an introduction, a definitive new translation, and extensive notes and commentary on "Luke's Gospel". It also discusses "Luke's" unique literary and linguistic features, its relation to the other Gospels and the book of "Acts", and its distinctive theological slant.

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In this first of two volumes on the Gospel According to Luke, Joseph A. Fitzmyer provides an exhaustive introduction, a definitive new translation, and extensive notes and commentary on Luke's Gospel. Fitzmyer brings to the task his mastery of ancient and modern languages, his encyclopedic knowledge of the sources, and his intimate acquaintance with the questions and issues occasioned by the third Synoptic Gospel.

Luke's unique literary and linguistic features, its relation to the other Gospels and the book of Acts, and its distinctive theological slant are discussed in detail by the author. The Jesus of Luke's Gospel speaks to the Greco-Roman world of first-century Christians, giving the followers of Jesus a reason for remaining faithful. Fitzmyer's exposition of this Gospel helps modern-day Christians hear the Good News afresh.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300139808

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 January 1970

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 1021g

Pages: 864

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Joseph A. Fitzmyer, SJ Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries

About the Author

Joseph A. Fitzmyer is a Jesuit priest and Professor Emeritus at the Catholic University of America. A past president of both the Society of Biblical Literature and the Catholic Biblical Association, and coeditor of The New Jerome Biblical Commentary, Father Fitzmyer has written the Anchor Bible commentary on Romans, as well as books and numerous articles on the Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran.