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Taking into account both Luke’s Gospel and Acts, Marshall makes three suggestions. First, that Luke’s faith rested on the events associated with the work of Jesus and the apostles, hence the historical accounts found in his writings. Second, that the key concept in Luke’s theology is “salvation,” understood as both a present possession and a foretaste of future blessings. Third, that Luke was an...

point of view of redaction criticism. It is concerned with the theology of Luke as a whole, and its purpose is to attempt to discover the central theological concern of Luke. It is consequently deeply indebted to the work of contemporary scholars, both to those who have explored the general theme of Lucan theology and to those who have examined particular aspects of his thought. At the same time it is critical of a number of the assumptions and conclusions of such study. Any method of study can lead
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