On the Road Encounters in Luke–Acts: Hellenistic Mimesis and Luke’s Theology of the Way (Biblia.com)

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In On the Road Encounters in Luke-Acts, Baban argues on theological and literary grounds that Luke’s on-the-road encounters, especially those belonging to the post-Easter period, are part of his complex theology of ‘the Way.’ Jesus’ teaching and that of the apostles is presented by Luke as a challenging answer to the Hellenistic reader’s thirst for adventure, good literature, and existential...

Jerusalem (Lk. 13:33–35) brings a solemn judgement upon the city (cf. Lk. 13:35a: ‘your house is left to you [desolate]’),61 the end of the gospel presents the disciples continually blessing God in the Temple (24:53).62 Jerusalem and its Temple seem to illustrate two different types of destiny, although, in the end, both come under judgement for their failure to welcome Jesus as the Messiah.63 Luke’s challenge of the Temple’s significance, from a journey perspective, is present implicitly in the

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