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Luke 1–9: A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition is unavailable, but you can change that!

Many stories from the Gospel of Luke have entered our shared imagination. Only Luke tells us about Zechariah and Elizabeth and the birth of John the Baptist. Likewise, it is Luke who tells us about Mary’s visit from Gabriel and the joyous encounter some months later with Elizabeth. Luke writes of Mary's song of joy, the shepherds at the manger, and the adoration of Anna and Simeon in the temple. ...

Juxtaposed in stark contrast, the Pharisees, a sect famous for its ritual purity and rigorous practice, are portrayed as morally impure. They fail to respond in love to the lost. Their glaring faithlessness is the moral of the story. Luke teaches: Be like the fisherman and his friends, not like the Pharisees. Sin, Impurity, and Disease in the Stories of Ch 5 Sin Ritual Impurity Disease Full of Faith Fisherman P P Leper P P P Paralytic P P Tax Collectors P P Pharisees P More broadly in
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