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Pastors, academics, and laypersons serious about understanding Scripture will delight in this understandable, yet thorough, exegesis that provides excellent insights into the third Gospel.

is used of Israel except twice in Acts (15:14; 18:10; Schweizer 1984: 50). Thus, the reference here speaks of blessing Israel (R. Brown 1977: 402; Marshall 1978: 109; Wilson 1973: 34–35; Strathmann, TDNT 4:53). The relationship of Jesus’ coming for Gentiles is something that Luke presents later in his two volumes, especially in Acts. The only exception to this Israelite focus is Luke 2:31, but even here it is but a hint of things to come. The national focus still dominates Luke 2, though implications
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