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Luke’s interest in the Holy Spirit is well-known, so when instead of having Jesus say, “If I cast out devils by the Spirit of God…” as Matthew has it, he writes, “If I by the finger of God…” Luke poses a question that has puzzled many commentators since. Woods argues that in fact the phrase “finger of God” holds the key to understanding the role of the Spirit in Luke-Acts. Taking into account the...

Travel Narrative and its purpose within Luke’s overall scheme. In addition to this, there will be a need to examine the references to the Holy Spirit within this section in particular. Further, as we also examine some texts in Acts, Johnson reminds us of the following point when he says: We have an advantage in interpreting Luke which is not granted to us by Matthew or Mark. We cannot neglect the important indeed overriding fact that the author has himself already interpreted the Gospel in the book
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