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In keeping with the Pillar New Testament Commentary’s distinctive character, this volume by James R. Edwards on Luke gives special attention to the third Gospel’s vocabulary and historical setting, its narrative purpose and unique themes, and its theological significance for the church and believers today. Though Luke is often thought to have a primarily gentile focus, Edwards counterbalances...

and sword (2:34–35). The important point here is that suffering precedes glory; Jesus must die before he can live (Rom 14:9; Rev 1:18; 2:8). The role of suffering in redemption escapes the pair on the road to Emmaus, as it escaped many if not most of their Jewish contemporaries. For them, suffering and death are the abnegation of hope. They cannot conceive, nor can humanity as a whole conceive, that suffering and death are the necessary means of divine redemption and eternal hope. The loss of hope
Pages 720–721
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