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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...

Chapter 2 THE CENTRAL SECTION (LUKE 9:51–19:28) 2.1. Introduction The Central Section of Luke’s Gospel is important for our study because it contains the only three references to the word ‘finger’ in Luke-Acts (Lk. 11:20, 46; 16:24). In this way, Luke succeeds in beginning to arouse our interest and attention. What is Luke seeking to do, or is the clustering of these ‘finger’ references entirely fortuitous? However, among these references, Lk. 11:20 is unique, because it alone has the unusual expression
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