THE NAVARRE BIBLE

Saint Luke’s Gospel

with a commentary by members of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Navarre

FOUR COURTS PRESS • DUBLIN

SCEPTER PUBLISHERS • NEW YORK

© Text of the biblical books in English: The translation used in this book is the Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition, copyrighted 1965 and 1966 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. and used by permission.

© Other material (origination and selection): Ediciones Universidad de Navarra, SA 1985 Original title: Sagrada Biblia: III. Evangelio según San Lucas.

© Translation and typography: Michael Adams 2005

Nihil obstat: Stephen J. Greene, censor deputatus

Imprimi potest: Desmond, Archbishop of Dublin; 12 August 1988

The translation of introductions and commentary was made by Michael Adams.

A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.

First edition 1988

Second edition 1991; reprinted many times

Third edition (reset and repaged) 2005

Reprinted 2008

isbn 978-1-85182-902-6

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data [for first volume in this series]

Bible. O.T. English. Revised Standard. 1999.

The Navarre Bible.—North American ed.

p. cm

“The Books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy in the Revised Standard Version and New Vulgate with a commentary by members of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Navarre.”

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: [1] The Pentateuch.

ISBN 1-889334-21-9 (hardback: alk. paper)

I. Title.

BS891.A1 1999.P75

99-23033

221.7′7—dc21

CIP

The title “Navarre Bible” is © Four Courts Press 2003.

acknowledgments

Quotations from Vatican II documents are based on the translation in Vatican Council II: The Conciliar and Post Conciliar Documents, ed. A. Flannery, OP (Dublin 1981).

The New Vulgate text of the Bible can be accessed via

http://www.vatican.va.archive/bible/index.htm

editorial committee

José María Casciaro, General Editor

Gonzalo Aranda, Claudio Basevi,

Antonio García-Moreno,

Tomás Belda, Secretary

with

P. Hípola, K. Limburg, L.F. Mateo-Seco

for the english edition

James Gavigan, Brian McCarthy

Thomas McGovern

Contents

Map

Preface and Preliminary Notes

Abbreviations

Introduction to the Gospel according to Luke

The author

The apostolic figure of St Luke

Canonicity

Date of composition

Historical accuracy

Content

Theological and literary features

Jesus making his way to Jerusalem

The importance of the Ascension

Catholicity of the Gospel and of the Church

Jesus, Prophet and Saviour

The Blessed Virgin Mary

Encouragement of Christian living

The Gospel according to Luke: English version, with notes

Explanatory Notes

Headings added to the Biblical Text

Sources quoted in the Commentary