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Luke 3: A Commentary on the Gospel of Luke 19:28–24:53 is unavailable, but you can change that!

François Bovon’s commentary on the Gospel of Luke is justly renowned for its combination of judicious historical and literary treatment of the Evangelist’s context and for its theological sensitivity, informed by the wealth of the Christian interpretative tradition. Luke is clearly writing history in the manner of his Hellenistic and Jewish contemporaries, but Bovon insists he remains as well “a...

for the church’s ministry, is not influenced by Mark’s soteriological parallel (10:45), even though he is familiar with it.46 He prefers to stay with his own tradition, even if the Christology of service to which it bears witness is less forceful than the Christology of redemption of Mark 10:45. He has nothing against atonement. He is simply giving his undivided attention to the Christ who offers himself as a model to his church, and especially to the persons in charge of it.47 ■ 28–30 In the context
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